US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Defense Secretary Sergei Shoigu.
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The eight-month-long war between Russia and Ukraine continues. Russian President Vladimir Putin is not taking the name of ending it, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not ready to bow down. Meanwhile, important talks have taken place between Russia and America regarding Ukraine. This conversation took place between the defense ministers of America and Russia. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Sunday spoke on the phone with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the situation in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Austin stressed the importance of continuing dialogue amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry said topical issues of international security, including the situation in Ukraine, were also discussed during the talks.
Let us inform that both the ministers had spoken on this issue earlier on Friday as well. Kremlin officials in Ukraine said they were turning the country’s southern city of Kherson into a “fort” because of the advance of the Ukrainian military. This statement was followed by talks between the defense ministers of the US and Russia. Giving a brief description of talks between the two countries during the escalation of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Pentagon on Friday stressed the need for communication amid the war in Ukraine.
Shoigu talks over phone with NATO counterparts
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that on October 23, 2022, Russian Defense Secretary General Shoigu and US Defense Secretary Austin held talks. The heads of defense agencies discussed the situation in Ukraine. Earlier, Shoigu had a phone conversation with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) counterparts in which they discussed Ukraine. Shoigu held separate talks with the defense ministers of France, Turkey and Britain and discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Minister expressed concern over Ukraine’s possible use of a so-called dangerous bomb, an explosive device containing radioactive material.
Russia expresses concern over possible provocation by Ukraine
The ministry said Shoigu and French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu had a phone conversation on Sunday. In which the situation in Ukraine was discussed, where the war is continuously intensifying. Shoigu meanwhile expressed concern about possible Ukrainian provocation, in an apparent reference to previous media reports, which may have included the use of ‘dirty bombs’. The ministry said that Shoigu then held phone conversations with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar and Britain’s Defense Minister Ben Wallace. In talks with the three countries, Shoigu expressed concern about possible provocation by Ukraine with the use of ‘dirty bombs’.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that during the talks, Wallace denied claims that Western countries helped Ukraine escalate the conflict and cautioned that such allegations should not be used as an excuse to escalate the war. should be done. The call was requested by the Russian side, the statement said.