WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter called his Russian counterpart Friday, the first step in direct military talks proposed by Russia about Moscow’s military buildup to support the Syrian government against the Islamic State group.
The 50-minute conversation marked the first time that American and Russian defense chiefs have spoken in more than a year amid U.S. anger over Russian invasion and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Ash Carter and X spoke for the first time in over a year this week, discussing Syria and the Islamic State. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
And it came as the U.S. has been flummoxed over how …read more
Source: The Blaze
