Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian security council chief Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin on Thursday (November 5) evening.

A short video of the meeting was released by the Kremlin press service.

From the Russian side, Admiral Igor Kostyukov, who is also involved in Ukraine settlement talks as well as Putin's aide Yury Ushakov were present at the meeting.

Iran has appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council in August.

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA (NOVEMBER 5, 2026) (RUSSIAN POOL - Access all) (MUTE)

1. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN WALKING UP TO IRANIAN SECURITY CHIEF, MOHSEN REZAEI, PUTIN AND REZAEI SHAKING HANDS, GREETING EACH OTHER

2. MEETING STARTING, SIDES TAKING SEATS, PUTIN'S AIDE YURY USHAKOV (LEFTMOST AT RUSSIAN SIDE) AND CHIEF OF MAIN DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL STAFF OF RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES ADMIRAL IGOR KOSTYUKOV (RIGHTMOST AT RUSSIAN SIDE) SEEN AT MEETING

3. PUTIN SPEAKING

4. REZAEI AT MEETING

5. MEETING IN PROGRESS