The Pentagon chief’s first telephone conversation with the new Russian defense minister

According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency agency quoting “Tass” news agency, Patrick Ryder, the spokesman of the US Department of Defense, announced in a press conference last night that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin had a telephone conversation with the new Russian defense minister, Andrey Belusov.

Ryder told reporters: “Minister Austin had a phone conversation with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov today and emphasized the importance of maintaining communication lines in the context of the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine.

Pentagon spokesman recalled that the last telephone talks between the Russian and American defense ministers were held on March 15 last year. He emphasized that this phone call was made on the initiative of the American side.

Blossov warned Austin about the risk of escalation of tension due to sending weapons to Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry, in turn, reported last night that Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belusov, during a telephone conversation with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, in The relationship has warned about the risk of worsening the situation in connection with the sending of military weapons to Ukraine. Ukraine exchanged views and Minister Belusov noted the risk of escalation of tension in connection with the continued supply of American weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces, including long-range weapons that are used to attack deep into Russian territory.

The ministry added, without mentioning the details of the talks, that in addition to issues related to Ukraine, Belousov and Austin discussed other issues.

Last November, Lloyd Austin had emphasized the very important role of maintaining direct communication with Sergei Shoigu, the then Minister of Defense of Russia, in the current crisis and solving some problems. 

Meanwhile, in the middle of June of this year, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, noted that there is no prospect or chance to improve and warm the relations between Russia and America does not exist in the near future. According to him, the dialogue between the Russian Federation and the United States is fading more and more every day.

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