India, April 28 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Russia on Monday to meet President Vladimir Putin as talks with the United States continue to struggle.

Before reaching St Petersburg, Araghchi said earlier negotiations with the US failed because of what he called "excessive" demands, according to Russian state media cited by Newsweek.

Although US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire agreed on April 7, a permanent deal is still far away. Araghchi's visit to Russia comes after trips to Pakistan and Oman which shows that Iran is trying different countries to help move talks forward.

A major issue in the talks is Iran's large supply of enriched uranium. Trump has called it "nuclear dust" and wants Iran to hand i...