Russia and Iran are discussing the supply of Russian gas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday he believed their two countries could finalise agreements on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Iran.

A new alliance has been signed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin with Iran with the partnership including defence coming just three days before Donald Trump is sworn in as US president

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the signing of a strategic partnership treaty involving closer defence cooperation that is likely to worry the West.

The presidents of Russia and Iran have held talks in the Kremlin on Friday before the signing of a broad cooperation pact between the two countries

The Kremlin has been accused of a series of attacks abroad in recent years, including shooting down a passenger plane in Azerbaijani and cutting underwater cables in the Baltic Sea

During a visit to Moscow, the President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra hails the military assistance provided by "Russian specialists" to his country, where Moscow had sent mercenaries presented as military "instructors".

Mr Trump's unpredictable, forceful style could yet bring something new to the table and enable a compromise previously impossible to imagine.

Sources "familiar with the Kremlin's plans" told the agency that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is increasingly confident in his battlefield advantage. With this in mind, he intends to achieve his goal of preventing Ukraine from joining NATO and limiting its military capabilities.

On the campaign trail last year, candidate Donald Trump, time after time, not only suggested he could swiftly bring an end to Russia’s unlawful war against Ukraine, but at times even insisted he could—and would—do it before being sworn into office.