Russian and US Top Generals Communicate for the First Time Following Extended Pause, Says MOD
According to Moscow, top Russian General Valery Gerasimov contacted his US counterpart, Charles Q. Brown Jr., to issue a warning regarding missile drills. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The recent conversation between Valery Gerasimov, Russia’s Chief of General Staff, and Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, occurred last week, as stated by the Russian Defense Ministry. This marked the first discussion between the two military leaders since March 2023.
According to a statement released by the Ministry, the call took place on November 27, during which Gerasimov cautioned Brown regarding missile exercises occurring in the Mediterranean Sea. The statement detailed, “During the conversation, the US side was informed about the exercises in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea by the Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces groupings, involving live-fire drills and launches of high-precision missiles.” Gerasimov issued this warning “to prevent possible incidents in connection with the presence of US and NATO ships near the area of the Russian exercise.”
The referenced drills occurred on the previous Tuesday, with Russian vessels reportedly launching new ship-based Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, as outlined in a prior statement by the Defense Ministry.
On the same day, Brown's spokesman, Captain JD Dorsey, confirmed media reports of the conversation, noting that Gerasimov and Brown “discussed a number of global and regional security issues, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.” Dorsey also remarked, “This was the first time the leaders spoke since General Brown became chairman” in October 2023.
Since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Gerasimov has had multiple communications with Brown’s predecessor, General Mark Milley. The details of the latest phone call were kept private at Gerasimov’s request, with Brown agreeing not to proactively disclose the conversation, as mentioned by Dorsey.
The New York Times reported that, according to unnamed US military and defense officials, the two generals “talked about how to manage escalation concerns between the two countries” during their discussion. One source noted that they addressed Russia’s recent deployment of a new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile that struck a Ukrainian military-industrial facility last month.
Moscow claims that the introduction of this advanced system was a direct response to the US and its allies permitting Ukraine to target recognized Russian territory using the long-range weapons supplied to them. At the time, President Vladimir Putin warned that if Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory persisted, Moscow would reserve the right “to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow the use of their weapons against our facilities.”
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According to a statement released by the Ministry, the call took place on November 27, during which Gerasimov cautioned Brown regarding missile exercises occurring in the Mediterranean Sea. The statement detailed, “During the conversation, the US side was informed about the exercises in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea by the Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces groupings, involving live-fire drills and launches of high-precision missiles.” Gerasimov issued this warning “to prevent possible incidents in connection with the presence of US and NATO ships near the area of the Russian exercise.”
The referenced drills occurred on the previous Tuesday, with Russian vessels reportedly launching new ship-based Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, as outlined in a prior statement by the Defense Ministry.
On the same day, Brown's spokesman, Captain JD Dorsey, confirmed media reports of the conversation, noting that Gerasimov and Brown “discussed a number of global and regional security issues, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.” Dorsey also remarked, “This was the first time the leaders spoke since General Brown became chairman” in October 2023.
Since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Gerasimov has had multiple communications with Brown’s predecessor, General Mark Milley. The details of the latest phone call were kept private at Gerasimov’s request, with Brown agreeing not to proactively disclose the conversation, as mentioned by Dorsey.
The New York Times reported that, according to unnamed US military and defense officials, the two generals “talked about how to manage escalation concerns between the two countries” during their discussion. One source noted that they addressed Russia’s recent deployment of a new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile that struck a Ukrainian military-industrial facility last month.
Moscow claims that the introduction of this advanced system was a direct response to the US and its allies permitting Ukraine to target recognized Russian territory using the long-range weapons supplied to them. At the time, President Vladimir Putin warned that if Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory persisted, Moscow would reserve the right “to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow the use of their weapons against our facilities.”
Mark B Thomas for TROIB News
