Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov called his American counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, on Friday to express his concerns about the NATO summit. The call came the day after the 33rd NATO summit concluded in Washington, D.C., with members promising continued support for Ukraine.
“Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine,” according to a Department of Defense press release.
The pair previously spoke on June 25, The Hill reported. They had not otherwise spoken since March of 2023 because US-Russia relations had “almost entirely broken down since Kremlin forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.” […]
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