Chief of the General Staff of the US Armed Forces (CNS), General Mark Milley, said that he plans to meet with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov. Words lead the way TASS.
“I plan to meet with my colleague General Gerasimov,” said Milli, adding that the talks were planned in advance.
Earlier in the day, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussion On the initiative of the American side with his American colleague Lloyd Austin.
Before the meeting, there was an incident with an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. According to Austin, Russian warplanes carried out “dangerous, reckless and unprofessional acts in international airspace” by intercepting a drone that crashed into the sea.
At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announcedIt was reported that the UAV flew towards the Russian state border with the transponders turned off, the Russian fighters did not use air weapons and the drone fell into the Black Sea due to sharp maneuvering.