Russia - USA Moscow: Russian and US defense ministers talk on the phone

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin spoke on the phone on Friday, according to Russian sources. They spoke about reducing the risk of a "possible escalation", according to the statement.

The initiative for the phone call came from Moscow, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. They discussed "the issue of avoiding security threats and reducing the risk of a possible escalation".

SDA