Russian President Vladimir Putin did not send any message to US President Joe Biden or NATO countries through Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, Paralel.Az reports citing Sputnik International.

"No. Indeed, Mr. Orbán is taking a serious initiative in order to compare the positions of different sides based on primary sources. And we highly appreciate - President Putin gave the same high assessment - these efforts of Mr. Orbán," Peskov said in response to a question about whether Putin sent a message through Orbán to Biden and other participants of the NATO summit in Washington.

The spokesman added that Moscow expects to continue close partnership relations with Tehran after the end of the presidential elections in the country.