(Moscow) The Russian and American military chiefs of staff spoke on Tuesday by telephone, the Russian Defense Ministry announced, in the midst of tensions between Moscow and the West around Ukraine.
In a statement, the ministry said that General Valéri Guérassimov had discussed with his American counterpart Mark Milley “current issues concerning international security”, without giving further details.
In recent days, the United States, NATO and the European Union have continued to express their concern about Russian troop movements around Ukraine, the scene since 2014 of a conflict between Kiev and separatists pro-Russian in the East.
Moscow has denied any belligerent intentions, blaming the West on the West from whom Kiev has said it wants to buy more “defensive” weapons.
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MM. Gerassimov and Milley had met in September in Finland where, according to Moscow, they discussed the prevention of military incidents between the two geopolitical rivals.
On Monday, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, told him that an upcoming “contact” between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden was on the table, but that “his date and other parameters were being discussed. “.
“Certainly, Ukraine will be one of the themes raised in one way or another” during this possible exchange, affirmed Mr. Lavrov.