Russia’s leading general has a conversation with his US counterpart, according to the MOD
Moscow has reported that Top Russian General Valery Gerasimov reached out to his US counterpart, Charles Q. Brown Jr., to issue a warning regarding missile drills. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Last week, Valery Gerasimov, Russia's Chief of General Staff, held a phone conversation with Charles Q. Brown Jr, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, as reported by the Moscow Defense Ministry. This marked Gerasimov's first communication with his American counterpart since March 2023.
The discussion occurred on November 27, during which Gerasimov cautioned Brown regarding missile exercises taking place in the Mediterranean Sea. The ministry stated, “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.” The purpose of this warning was “to prevent possible incidents in connection with the presence of US and NATO ships near the area of the Russian exercise,” the statement added.
The drills referred to were conducted on Tuesday, with Russian vessels successfully launching new ship-based Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, according to a previous defense ministry announcement.
Earlier that day, Brown’s spokesman, Captain JD Dorsey, verified media reports regarding the phone call between the military leaders, confirming they had “discussed a number of global and regional security issues, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.” Dorsey also noted, “This was the first time the leaders spoke since General Brown became chairman” in October 2023.
Following the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Gerasimov had multiple communications with Brown’s predecessor, General Mark Milley. The details of the latest phone call were kept private at Gerasimov's request, leading Brown to agree “to not proactively announce the call,” Dorsey explained.
According to a report by The New York Times, citing unnamed US military and defense officials, the two generals also “talked about how to manage escalation concerns between the two countries.” One source indicated that their discussion included Russia’s recent use of a new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile targeted at a Ukrainian military-industrial facility last month. Moscow has described the deployment of this advanced system as a reaction to Washington and its allies enabling Ukraine to attack internationally recognized Russian territory with long-range weaponry supplied to Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that if Ukrainian attacks deep into Russia were to persist, Moscow reserves the right “to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow the use of their weapons against our facilities.”
Allen M Lee contributed to this report for TROIB News
The discussion occurred on November 27, during which Gerasimov cautioned Brown regarding missile exercises taking place in the Mediterranean Sea. The ministry stated, “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.” The purpose of this warning was “to prevent possible incidents in connection with the presence of US and NATO ships near the area of the Russian exercise,” the statement added.
The drills referred to were conducted on Tuesday, with Russian vessels successfully launching new ship-based Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, according to a previous defense ministry announcement.
Earlier that day, Brown’s spokesman, Captain JD Dorsey, verified media reports regarding the phone call between the military leaders, confirming they had “discussed a number of global and regional security issues, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.” Dorsey also noted, “This was the first time the leaders spoke since General Brown became chairman” in October 2023.
Following the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Gerasimov had multiple communications with Brown’s predecessor, General Mark Milley. The details of the latest phone call were kept private at Gerasimov's request, leading Brown to agree “to not proactively announce the call,” Dorsey explained.
According to a report by The New York Times, citing unnamed US military and defense officials, the two generals also “talked about how to manage escalation concerns between the two countries.” One source indicated that their discussion included Russia’s recent use of a new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile targeted at a Ukrainian military-industrial facility last month. Moscow has described the deployment of this advanced system as a reaction to Washington and its allies enabling Ukraine to attack internationally recognized Russian territory with long-range weaponry supplied to Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that if Ukrainian attacks deep into Russia were to persist, Moscow reserves the right “to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow the use of their weapons against our facilities.”
Allen M Lee contributed to this report for TROIB News
