A 'deconfliction' hotline between the United States and Russia has only been used once since Russia invaded Ukraine nine months ago, according to an anonymous U.S. official.
A"deconfliction" hotline between the United States and Russia has only been used once since Russia invaded Ukraine nine months ago, according to an anonymous U.S. official.
The official claimed that the United States initiated the call between the two countries, though he or she did not clarify what specifically prompted the call or when the call was made. The U.S. called Russia to inform the country of its concerns regarding Russia's military operations being made near critical Ukrainian infrastructure, according to Reuters.
The one event that did not prompt the U.S. to call Russia, however, was the recent missile strike on NATO member Poland, according to the official. A Russian missile that killed two people struck Poland on Nov. 15, with the missile believed to have been launched by Ukrainian air defense, according to NATO.The Pentagon had created this communications line in March to avoid conflict in NATO airspace or on the ground, with a senior U.S.
The deconfliction communications line is intended to focus more so on daily operations rather than top-level discussions, according to Alexander Vershbow, a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow and a former senior Pentagon and NATO official. A similar communications line the U.S. has with Syria, where U.S. and Russian military forces are occasionally simultaneously located, has been more active, Vershbow said.Anonymous U.S.
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