The United States and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level military-to-military dialogue, the Pentagon said Thursday, hours after the expiration of the last treaty imposing limits on the pair’s nuclear arsenals.
“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 US military’s European Command said in a statement.
The agreement to reestablish the military dialogue came after “productive and constructive progress” at Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi attended by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, European Command said.
Negotiations between Ukrainian, Russian and US teams in Abu Dhabi have not been easy, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding Kyiv wanted to see faster steps towards ending Russia’s invasion.
“It is certainly not easy, but Ukraine has been and will remain as constructive as possible,” Zelensky told a press conference in Kyiv alongside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, adding: “We want faster results.” (AFP)
