Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
A Ukrainian official said on Saturday that Russian forces were continuing to open fire on Ukrainian positions despite Putin's proclamation of an Easter ceasefire.
Crimea was taken over by Russia in early 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought international recognition of Crimea as part of Russia's territory.
Putin has kept on good terms with Khamenei as both Russia and Iran are cast as enemies by the West.
Putin told Al-Thani that it was important for Moscow to discuss the Israel-Hamas War and the future of Syria during the Qatari ruler's visit to Moscow.
Araghchi said he plans to discuss issues relating to nuclear talks between Iran and the United States during his visit to Moscow,
Putin expressed shock upon learning that Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov had spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza.
Putin has previously praised Musk, whose business interests include the SpaceX space technology company, as "an outstanding person."
Lavrov praised Trump's "common sense" and for saying that previous US support of Ukraine's bid to join the NATO military alliance was a major cause of the war in Ukraine.
This comes after President Trump told reporters that "there’s a point at which you just have to either put up or shut up," in regards to the war in Ukraine.
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