Putin says ready to help mediate peace efforts

Putin says ready to help mediate peace efforts Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call that he is ready to help mediate efforts to achieve piece. The Kremlin said that Putin "emphasised his readiness to further facilitate the search for a political and diplomatic settlement to the conflict, and to mediate efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in the Middle East".