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July 20, 2022

Putin Meets with Leaders of Iran and Turkey
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Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Iran Tuesday to meet the
leaders of Iran and Turkey. It was Putin's first trip to a country
outside the former Soviet Union since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backed Russia's actions in
Ukraine. He told Putin, "if you had not taken the helm, the other side
would have done so and initiated a war." Russia and Iran also discussed
a proposed $40 billion deal for Russia to help develop gas and oil
fields in Iran.


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