The day before, the Russian president spoke over the phone with his colleagues from Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to contribute to a detente in the Middle East, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Commenting on the Russian leader’s international phone calls over the situation in Iran, he said: "Putin has undoubtedly been making and will continue to make every effort to contribute to at least a minor