The Russian Minister of Defense was warned about the inadmissibility of escalation under any pretext.
The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in conversation with the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu rejected anyreason for Russia to escalate the situation .< /span>
“Minister Austin rejected any pretext for Russian escalation and confirmed the value of continuing communication against the backdrop of Russia's illegal and unjustified war against Ukraine”, – < span style="font-weight: 400;">reports the press service of the Pentagon.
Shoigu initiated the second conversation. During the day, the Russian minister held a series of negotiations with the heads of defense departments of European countries. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation tried to convince the interlocutors of the alleged readiness of Ukraine to use a “dirty nuclear bomb”.
In addition, Austin had a telephone conversation with the British colleague Ben Wallace, with whom Shoigu previously also communicated. The parties discussed the importance of transatlantic cooperation and defense issues.
“Today's conversation was a continuation of the discussion at the Pentagon last week, during which a wide range of common priorities in the field of defense and security, including Ukraine, were raised” – it is said in the message.
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< span style="font-weight: 400;">It will be recalled that on the morning of October 23, the Russian state agency “RIA Novosti” reported with reference to sources that Ukraine was allegedly preparing provocations with the use of a “dirty bomb”. After the publication, Shoigu contacted the defense ministers of France Sebastian Lecornu, Turkey Hulusi Akar > and Great Britain by Ben Wallace .
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