94Ha ViewpointAgence France-Presse reported on June 15 that after Israel attacked Iran and Iran subsequently bombed Israel, Russia announced on the 15th that it would evacuate some citizens from Iran and suspend the operation of the consular department of its embassy in Tehran.
The Russian Embassy pointed out on the “Telegram” software: “In view of the current situation, the embassy’s consular services are suspended. The consular services will be resumed at a later date.”
Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova reportedly announced that the country had withdrawn musicians from the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra from Iran on the 15th. “The musicians have crossed the border of Azerbaijan.
Yesterday, Fyodor Bondarchuk’s film shooting team also left Iran via the same route,” Lyubimova wrote on the “Telegram” software.
According to reports, Russian authorities have advised Russians not to travel to Iran and Israel since the 13th. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has ordered Russian airlines to stop flights to these countries and not to fly over the airspace of Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Iran before June 26.
Since the morning of the 13th, Israel has launched an unprecedented attack on Iran’s military and nuclear facilities, with the public goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. In response, Iran subsequently launched several rounds of missiles at Israel.
Russia is allied with Iran, but maintains relations with Israel. Russian President Putin condemned Israel’s attack and expressed concern about the “dangerous escalation” of the situation in the Middle East.
On June 14, local time, Russian presidential assistant Ushakov said that Putin had a call with Trump. The two sides emphasized the need to prevent the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East during the call.
Putin condemned Israel’s military action against Iran and expressed serious concern about the possible escalation of the conflict. Putin also mentioned that Russia is ready to mediate the conflict between Israel and Iran.
