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On June 25, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov. It was the first time the two had spoken since the latter was appointed to replace Sergei Shoigu in mid-May, precise The New York Times.
On the American side, the press service of the Pentagon limited itself to emphasis “the importance of maintaining lines of communication in the context of the current war between Russia and Ukraine”.
“A rare case of exchanges between the Biden administration and Moscow”, continues The New York Times.
Official Russian agency Interfax confirms the existence of this interview, conducted “on the initiative of the American side”, towards Moscow.
But Interfax says little more about the content of this exchange, adding only as emphasized by the new Russian defense minister “the danger of further escalation due to the continuation of the supply of American weapons to the Ukrainian army.” “Other issues were also discussed,” states the Russian Ministry of Defense, without specifying which.
Most official Russian media there
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