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US holds rare call with Russia but says there's no Kremlin interest in ending war in Ukraine
2022-10-23
  • Russia's defense minister had a rare call with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

  • The call came after pro-Kremlin officials said they were turning Ukraine's southern city of Kherson into a 'fortress' as Kyiv's forces advance

  • Few details emerged of the conversation between Russia's Sergei Shoigu Austin but both sides confirmed they had discussed Ukraine

  • 'Topical issues of international security - including the situation in Ukraine - were discussed,' said Russia's defense ministry

  • 'Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid the ongoing war against Ukraine,' said a spokesman

  • It was only the second call between the ministers since Moscow invaded Ukraine on February 24
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  So the Russian defense minister informed the world that the Ukrainians have a nuke and are about to use it on their own people? That’s certainly someone we should believe without question on the subject.

Posted by: trailing wife   2022-10-23 20:52  

#2  Ridiculous, Mike. The same "Expertsâ„¢ that tell us Ukraine doesn't have a nuke, also tell us the Iranian Ayatollahs don't, right?
Posted by: Frank G   2022-10-23 19:15  

#1  ...Something not mentioned in TFA is that Shoigu told Austin - and several other Western defense ministers in other calls - that the Ukranians are getting ready to pop a nuke near Kyiv...and blame it on the Russians.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2022-10-23 19:05  

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