SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - ARRIL,27 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during the Council of Lawnmakers at the Tauride Palace, April,27,2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Putin has arrived to Saint Petersburg with a one-day trip to attend an annual meeting of regional parlamentary speakers, State Duma and Council of the Federation representatives. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday, the Kremlin said.

Putin will continue efforts to de-escalate the situation in the region, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Earlier on Friday Putin discussed Iran and the Middle East with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call, the Kremlin said.

(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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