US, Russia set up military communication line to prevent accidental clash
Thu, March 3, 2022, 4:56 PM·2 min read
The U.S. military has set up a channel to communicate directly with the Russian military to prevent "miscalculations" or "escalation" over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, a defense spokesperson confirmed to The Hill Thursday.
"The Department of the Defense recently established a de-confliction line with the Russian Ministry of Defense on March 1 for the purposes of preventing miscalculation, military incidents, and escalation," the spokesperson said.
They noted that the U.S. "retains a number of channels to discuss critical security issues with the Russians during a contingency or emergency."
The deconfliction line was first reported by NBC News.
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