Photo: Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. © ITAR-TASS/Alexei Nikolsky
ITAR-TASS: Deputy minister: Russian defense minister will answer if US defense secretary makes a call
According to the official, Russia does not seek confrontation between US and NATO
MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. If US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter decides to "make a call" to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, there will be "no negative answer," Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told RT on Thursday.
"If, for example, minister of defense of the United States decides to make a call to Mr. Shoigu, I am sure there will be no negative answer from his side," Antonov said. Shoigu sent a letter congratulating Ashton Carter with appointment in February this year.
Channels and connections between Russia and US still exist, but they are not used, Antonov said.
WNU Editor: This is a strange remark from the Russian Defense Minister. Even during the height of the Cold War .... U.S. and Russian defense officials always talked to each other .... but it appears that this is not the case today.
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