In Abu Dhabi, the United States and Russia agree to resume high-level military dialogue

On February 5, during talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Russia agreed to resume high-level military-to-military dialogue. About this reported European Command of the US Armed Forces.

They noted that this communication channel was suspended in the fall of 2021, just before the full-scale Russian invasion.

The canal was restored after meetings in the UAE between the supreme allied commander Europe and the head of NATO's European Command Alexus Grynkewich and high-ranking military officials in Russia and Ukraine.

"Maintaining dialogue between militaries is an important factor in global stability and peace, which can only be achieved through strength, and provides a means for increased transparency and de-escalation," the American side noted.

According to her, such communication will ensure constant contact between the military as the countries continue to work to achieve a lasting peace.

Also, as NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, Hrynkiewicz has the authority to maintain a military dialogue with Russian chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov. This is necessary to "avoid miscalculation and to provide a means for avoiding unintended escalation by either side," the US command explained.

• On February 4 and 5, trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States took place in Abu Dhabi. In particular, the meetings resulted in the first in more than four months prisoner exchange between Kyiv and Moscow.
• Meanwhile, Axios' interlocutors said that Washington and Moscow are nearing an agreement to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty, which expires on the 5th of the month.