On Friday, July 12, at the initiative of the Russian Federation, a telephone conversation took place between the defense ministers of Russia and the United States. This was reported by UNN with reference to the statement of the Russian Defense Ministry.
Details
At the initiative of the Russian side, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a telephone conversation
It is noted that the parties discussed the issue of preventing security threats and reducing the risk of possible escalation.
Addendum
Lloyd Austin's conversation with the Russian minister was confirmed by Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh. According to her, the conversation between Austin and Belousov took place following the NATO summit in Washington on July 9-11.
Secretary Austin emphasized the need to maintain communication channels amid Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine
It should be noted that this is the second conversation between the US and Russian defense ministers this year, the previous one took place on June 25.
Before that, the last conversation between the heads of the US and Russian defense departments took place in March 2023.
Recall
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