From the moment nuclear weapons were first used against Japan, the world has lived with the possibility of unimaginable destruction.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a phone call on Wednesday in which the Russian leader put forward ideas on resolving the Iran conflict.

MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised the Iranian people for battling to stay independent in the face of U.S. and Israeli pressure and said Moscow would do all it could to help Tehran.

President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.

Russia has offered to mediate to try to help restore calm to the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

President Trump hinted a cease-fire may come for Ukraine after he spoke with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on Wednesday about ending the war. Trump said he had a “very good conversation” with Putin regarding both Ukraine and Iran,

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in St Petersburg on April 27, the first visit by a senior Iranian official to Russia since the outbreak of the US-Iran war on February 28,