Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford will meet with his Russian counterpart on Thursday in Azerbaijan, amid newly aggressive Russian military maneuvers and fresh reports that Russian intelligence officials were in contact with aides on the Trump campaign, the Pentagon announced.Dunford has been seeking a meeting with Gen. Valeriy Gerasimov for months and told POLITICO in October that he had spoken to his counterpart by phone but both were working to arrange a face-to-face talk.“I think it’s absolutely critical that we do that,” Dunford said at the time. “I’m a believer in keeping lines of communication open no matter what. …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
