Moscow. December 23. INTERFAX - Global and regional security was discussed on Thursday during telephone talks between the Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov and the Chief of the British Defense Staff Anthony Radeikin, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
"An exchange of views took place on topical issues of global and regional security," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The details of the negotiations of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation were not reported.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced talks by phone between the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov and the chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Mark Milli. "The military leaders discussed topical issues of international security," the message said following the talks between Gerasimov and Milli.
Gerasimov's telephone talks took place against the background of Moscow's proposal to the United States and NATO to work out strong agreements that exclude the advance of the North Atlantic Alliance to the east and the deployment of new weapons in the immediate vicinity of the territory of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, the United States, other NATO countries and Ukraine announced the concentration of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border.
On December 9, Gerasimov said that Russia does not plan to invade the territory of Ukraine.
"NATO countries pay excessive attention to the movement of troops on the territory of the Russian Federation. The redeployment of units during combat training is a routine practice for the armed forces of any State. Military activity is carried out on national territory and does not require notification," Gerasimov said at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
