This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Earlier, Milley announced plans to hold talks with Gerasimov.

It was also reported that on March 15, the defense ministers of Russia and the United States, Sergei Shoigu and Lloyd Austin, held talks.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the ministers paid special attention to the exchange of views on the causes and consequences of the incident with the crash of an American drone over the Black Sea.