World Alert: Top Russian military leaders repeatedly declined calls from U.S. counterparts, raising fears of a major miscalculation or battlefield accident
| Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have tried to set up phone calls with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov but the Russians "have so far declined to engage," the Pentagon said. The lack of communication has raised fears of a major military miscalculation or accident as Russian and NATO forces come into closer proximity in Eastern Europe. |
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| | | | World Alert | March 23, 8:26 p.m. EDT | | | | | Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have tried to set up phone calls with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov but the Russians "have so far declined to engage," the Pentagon said. The lack of communication has raised fears of a major military miscalculation or accident as Russian and NATO forces come into closer proximity in Eastern Europe. | | | | | |
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