In separate comments, the head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Iran and Israel was now critical. Ryabkov warned the U.S.

Donald Trump previously said the U.S. knew where Iran's supreme leader was "hiding" but that Washington was not going to take him out "for now."

Putin announced readiness for a Zelensky meeting in the final phase of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, questioning legitimacy.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has declared his readiness for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but refuses to recognise the current Ukrainian president as legitimate for signing any agreements. Source: Putin during a meeting with representatives of global news agencies,