MOSCOW: Senior Russian and NATO military chiefs on Friday held their first phone talks since ties between the two sides collapsed over the crisis in Ukraine, the defense ministry in Moscow said.
The chairman of the NATO Military Committee Petr Pavel called Russia’s chief of staff Valery Gerasimov to discuss the possible restarting of military coordination and avoiding clashes, a statement from the ministry said.
“This is the first high-level military contact since the NATO council took the decision to freeze relations with Russia,” the statement said.
“The two sides exchanged opinions about current security issues, the prospects of reestablishing military cooperation and …read more
Source: The Manila Times
