Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iran's top leaders aligned positions on issues around Iran's nuclear programme at talks in Tehran on Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.

The Iranian foreign minister addressed the issue after talks with his Russian counterpart, amid worries in Tehran that Moscow's recent closeness with Washington may undermine Iran's interests.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks in Tehran on Tuesday, aligning Russia and Iran’s positions on key aspects of Iran’s nuclear program. According to a statement from Russia’s Foreign Ministry,

Russia rejected on Wednesday both freezing the front line in Ukraine in its current position and stationing European peacekeeping troops in the region, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Earlier this week US President Donald Trump told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept European troops in Ukraine to keep the peace.

Russia has pushed back against Trump’s claim that Putin supports European peacekeepers in Ukraine, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointing to earlier statements by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,