Moscow has been hoping to restore ties with the United States while continuing to wage war in Ukraine. On Friday, it acknowledged that Washington has a different view.

Russia expects to agree with Ukraine next week on a date for a third round of peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the Russian delegation,

Russia has no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine, claiming it currently holds a strategic advantage on the battlefield, Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says in an interview with Sky News.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said hundreds of his country's nuclear experts will continue to work at a power plant in Iran after Israel agreed to guarantee their safety. Over 200 Russian experts are currently working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant on the Persian Gulf,

The deal did not commit Moscow to helping Iran militarily as Putin faces the possibility of losing another Middle East ally.

Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel.- 'Not asked' - Zakharova warned any US military action "would be an extremely dangerous step with truly unpredictable negative consequences".