Putin says Iran war has 'shifted' US attention from Ukraine

Putin says Iran war has 'shifted' US attention from Ukraine The US has switched its attention away from trying to end the Ukraine conflict since it launched its war against Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "Naturally, we can all see and understand that the US administration is being forced to shift its attention and deal with this issue above all others," Putin told foreign journalists, including AFP, in Saint Petersburg.