US And Russian Chiefs Of Staff Discuss Ukraine In Rare Phone Call

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (left) and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov (file photo)  

The Hill: Milley speaks with Russian counterpart for first time since start of war  

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke with his Russian counterpart on Thursday, the first such conversation between the two since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine began in late February, according to the Pentagon. 

Milley spoke by phone with Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian general staff, and they “discussed several security-related issues of concern and agreed to keep the lines of communication open,” Joint Staff spokesperson Col. Dave Butler said in a readout of the conversation. 

The Pentagon did not provide further information on the conversation.  

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WNU Editor: So much for the reports last week that Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Valery Gerasimov was fired by Putin last week .... Putin rumored to have fired another top Russian general as Ukraine invasion flounders (NYPost).

US And Russian Chiefs Of Staff Discuss Ukraine In Rare Phone Call  

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