Euro News Source
No Result
View All Result
Friday, June 9, 2023
  • Login
  • Home
  • Latest News
    • All Europe
    • United Kingdom
      • England
      • Ireland
      • Scotland
      • Wales
    • France
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Netherlands
    • Switzerland
  • Economics
  • Politics
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Videosnew
Subscribe
Euro News Source
  • Home
  • Latest News
    • All Europe
    • United Kingdom
      • England
      • Ireland
      • Scotland
      • Wales
    • France
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Netherlands
    • Switzerland
  • Economics
  • Politics
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Videosnew
No Result
View All Result
Euro News Source
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Top US military general holds talks with Russian counterpart

by Euro News
September 22, 2021
in News
A A
0
152
SHARES
1.9k
VIEWS
FacebookTwitterLinkedin

General Mark Milley meets with Russia General Valery Gerasimov in Finland for six hours amid the US push for Central Asia bases.

The top United States military leader, Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley, met with his Russian counterpart, Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, in Helsinki on Wednesday.

The meeting of the two military leaders comes after the chaotic US military withdrawal from Afghanistan unleashed a new humanitarian crisis in Central Asia and as Washington seeks to coordinate with neighbouring powers on countering armed groups.

“It was a productive meeting. When military leaders of great powers communicate, the world is a safer place,” Milley told The Associated Press.

Both sides agreed not to disclose details of the meeting, as has been the practice in previous meetings and calls, the AP reported. But the US basing issue around Afghanistan was a key topic for Milley with NATO counterparts in Greece over the weekend.

Russia and the US have been engaged in a dialogue on strategic stability following the Geneva summit meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russia President Vladimir Putin in June. But the rapid US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and the sudden rise of the Taliban government in Kabul have raised new security concerns.

Gerasimov and Milley, meeting at a residence near Helsinki, discussed issues of mutual interest including risk mitigation in military activities, according to a report by RIA Novosti, a Russian news service.

The Russian Ministry of Defence said “The meeting was constructive,” RIA reported.

Milley and Gerasimov had previously met in 2019 and have had a number of phone calls. Russia and the US have held deconfliction discussions in the past on military operations in the Black Sea, Syria and the Ukraine.

US officials fear al-Qaeda and ISIL affiliates will be able to reconstitute quickly in Afghanistan and pose threats to Western interests in neighbouring countries and potentially the US homeland.

The US has asked for basing agreements, overflight rights and increased intelligence-sharing with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan but encountered opposition from Russia. Pakistan has refused to allow US spy plane or drone flights over its territory.

The US can fly into Afghanistan from the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, where the US military has about 10,000 service personnel. Al Udeid served as a hub for the emergency evacuation of US citizens and Afghans from Kabul last month.

But the distances from bases in the Gulf region often require costly aerial refueling and leave pilots little time over Afghanistan. The US military admitted last week that an August 29 drone strike in Kabul intended to defend US troops at the airport mistakenly killed 10 civilians.

The US had used a base at Manas, Kyrgyzstan to move US troops in and out of Afghanistan during much of the war. But under pressure from Russia, Kyrgyzstan insisted the US vacate the base in 2014.

The US had leased an airbase at Karshi-Khanabad, known as K2, in Uzbekistan after the Afghanistan war began, but Uzbekistan ordered it closed in 2005 amid tensions with Washington.

Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov had said in July – as the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was proceeding – that any deployment of American troops in neighbouring countries would be “unacceptable”.

Russia told the US “in a direct and straightforward way that it would change a lot of things not only in our perceptions of what’s going on in that important region, but also in our relations with the United States”, Ryabkov said.

Ryabkov also said Russia had a “frank talk” with the Central Asian countries to warn them not to allow US troops within their borders.

Source: Aljazeera

Tags: Border DisputesConflictEuropeFinlandjoe bidenMilitaryNEWSRussiaUnited StatesUS & CanadaVladimir Putin

Related Posts

England

Lucy Letby demo: Nurse went salsa dancing the night time soon after allegedly attempting to murder toddler, court explained to

November 22, 2022
England

Manchester United entrepreneurs to discover sale as Glazers search for new expenditure

November 22, 2022
England

Loved ones of previous police officer call for help for people facing domestic abuse by serving officers

April 26, 2023
England

Brexiteer Owen Paterson sues federal government in European Courtroom of Human Rights above ‘unfair’ lobbying investigation

April 30, 2023
Netherlands

Dutch children’s tv series about fears wins international Emmy

April 26, 2023
England

Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Manchester United with fast result

November 22, 2022
Please login to join discussion
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

Dutch speed up coronavirus booster campaign, cut waiting time to three months

December 14, 2021

Manchester United – Manchester City live – 6 November 2021

November 6, 2021

Irish couple, 23 and 26, ‘carry out vicious knife attack in Sydney’

October 14, 2021

Woman livestreams fatal stabbing of half-sister

October 25, 2021
Freedom Day

Freedom Day

0
Fire Accident

Fire Accident In Iraq

0
Scotland

Advice from the Scotland Prime Minister

0
Brexiteers

Brexiteers Should Thank The EU

0

Manchester United could be place up for sale as the Glazer relatives request new financial investment – report

November 22, 2022

Lucy Letby demo: Nurse went salsa dancing the night time soon after allegedly attempting to murder toddler, court explained to

November 22, 2022

Observe as Mark Allen performs remarkable 5-cushion escape in German Masters qualifying win

November 22, 2022

Manchester United entrepreneurs to discover sale as Glazers search for new expenditure

November 22, 2022

Recent Posts

Manchester United could be place up for sale as the Glazer relatives request new financial investment – report

November 22, 2022

Lucy Letby demo: Nurse went salsa dancing the night time soon after allegedly attempting to murder toddler, court explained to

November 22, 2022

Observe as Mark Allen performs remarkable 5-cushion escape in German Masters qualifying win

November 22, 2022

Manchester United entrepreneurs to discover sale as Glazers search for new expenditure

November 22, 2022

France – Australia Live – Globe Cup: Soccer Scores & Highlights

November 22, 2022

Loved ones of previous police officer call for help for people facing domestic abuse by serving officers

April 26, 2023

Recent Posts

  • Manchester United could be place up for sale as the Glazer relatives request new financial investment – report
  • Lucy Letby demo: Nurse went salsa dancing the night time soon after allegedly attempting to murder toddler, court explained to
  • Observe as Mark Allen performs remarkable 5-cushion escape in German Masters qualifying win
  • Manchester United entrepreneurs to discover sale as Glazers search for new expenditure
  • France – Australia Live – Globe Cup: Soccer Scores & Highlights

Categories

  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Breaking News
  • Brexiteers
  • Business
  • China
  • COVID Cases
  • Covid-19
  • Cyber security
  • Debt
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • England
  • Fashion
  • Fire Accident
  • Food
  • France
  • Freedom Day
  • Germany
  • Health
  • Human Launch
  • Humanitarian
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • News
  • Norway
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Refugees
  • Russia
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Science
  • Scotland
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Spanish-Flu
  • Sports
  • Switzerland
  • Travel
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Videos
  • Wales
  • Zambia

Site Navigation

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Guest Post
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
Euro News Source

Euro News Source is one of the best sources of European News. We provide the latest news from the European Union and its member states, local and international political, economic and sports news. Follow us to receive all news from around the European Union.

© 2021 Euro News Source.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Latest News
    • All Europe
    • United Kingdom
      • England
      • Ireland
      • Scotland
      • Wales
    • France
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Netherlands
    • Switzerland
  • Economics
  • Politics
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Videos

© 2021 Euro News Source.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?