Chief of the General Staff of Russia Valery Gerasimov spoke by phone with the chairman of the Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milli. They discussed international security issues, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The conversation took place against the backdrop of widespread discussion in the media of Russia’s allegedly impending military invasion of Ukraine.
“On November 23, 2021, a telephone conversation took place between the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, and Chairman of the Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the United States of America, General Mark Milli, during which the military leaders discussed topical issues of international security.” , – said the Russian military department. It is not specified which topics were raised.
Several US media outlets reported that the US believed Russia was considering an invasion of Ukraine. According to CNN, in this regard, Washington may send military advisers and weapons to Kiev. Among other things, the dispatch of Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters, which were bought by the United States for transfer to Afghanistan, is being considered. The Kremlin called the reports of the impending invasion “stuffing” and did not rule out that it was “camouflage to cover up aggressive intentions.”
How rumors about the attack affect the stock market in Russia, read the material of Kommersant, “The Invasion Game.”
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