Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with the leaders of Iran and Turkey in Tehran on Tuesday, a summit that was focused on enforcing a peace deal in Syria but was largely overshadowed by the war in Ukraine.
Russia is poised to restart gas exports via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany at a reduced capacity on Thursday, though Putin warned that volumes could decline if a turbine sent for servicing, and held up by sanctions, isn’t returned in a timely fashion.