Pentagon: US and Russia have established a number of communication channels to discuss security issues

“The United States maintains multiple channels of communication to discuss critical security issues with Russia during contingencies or emergencies in order to prevent miscalculations, military incidents and escalation,” the material says.

The department also said that they were encouraged by “recent calls from high-ranking Pentagon representatives to Russian colleagues.”

It is also noted that the continuation of the dialogue plays a decisive role.

Earlier, the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council at the White House, John Kirby, said that the United States is counting on an early meeting with Russia on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START, START-III).