Radan suggested that the collaborative efforts be extended to Brazil, India and China to enforce ‘collective security.’
The regional agreement with Iran would replace and expand an interim pact that already provides a reduction in customs duties on hundreds of categories of goods.
Iran initially denied supplying Shahed drones to Russia but later said it had provided a small number before the conflict began. Ukraine says the drones have played a major role in Russia's attacks.
61 airstrikes and 52 attacks from the heavy rocket salvo fire systems were launched over the past day on the positions of Ukrainian forces and populated areas.
These sanctions join a large number of other sanctions that seem to target the drone network.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have re-established diplomatic ties and Iran has been a significant military ally to Russia.
Putin has often called on the global events of the 1930s when discussing his Ukrainian adversaries.
Russia has not confirmed the deal, but Iran has claimed to have finalized the purchase.
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is helping sound the alarm of Moscow’s danger to Europe.
The UK Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian military had reportedly shot down at least 24 Iranian Shahed-136s between late January and mid-February.
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