Pentagon Finds It Important To Keep Lines Of Communication With Russia And China Open
Date
2/26/2023 1:04:11 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) The Pentagon considers it important in the current situation to
maintain the possibility of contacts with Russia and China, the
Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder told a briefing on
Friday.
'I think it's important, absolutely important to keep the lines
of communication open with Russia, also with China,' he said
responding to a question of whether the US needs such communication
with Russia now.
'This is something that [US Defense] Secretary [Lloyd] Austin
has talked about frequently, and that it's an important
responsibility of all nations, particularly those that maintain
vast military arsenals to keep those lines of communication open to
reduce the potential for miscalculation. So that's something that
we'll continue to endeavor to do,' Ryder said.
He did not give a clear answer to the question of whether the US
and Russia used a channel of communication designed to avoid
conflict 'for coordination' this week during a trip of US President
Joe Biden to Kiev.
'In regards to the President's trip to Ukraine, I'm going to
have to refer you to the White House there. 'Regarding the
President's trip to Ukraine, I would refer you to the White House,'
Ryder said.
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