ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin made the following comments at a plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. Putin spoke in Russian.

President Vladimir Putin says he has secured Israel’s pledge to safeguard Russian personnel at Iran’s Russia-built nuclear power plant and that he has reached out to both sides to try to end the week-old war.

Russia and China have announced to form a united front to protect Iran. CNN's report says that a strong message has been sent to Donald Trump. CNN has said in its report that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have appealed to the President to avoid the US's entry into the Israel-Iran war.