After the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the top military leadership of the United States for an entire month tried to talk with their Russian counterparts, The Washington Post writes, citing Pentagon Speaker John Kirby.. However, Moscow refuses dialogue.

Thus, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and General Mark A. Milli, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tried to establish telephone conversations with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov. But, as Kirby noted, Russia has "

It is indicated that Moscow and Washington maintain contact via a direct telephone line so that it is possible to resolve conflicts and avoid confusion..

The US Department of Defense calls this phone line a tactical mechanism to avoid miscalculations.. The United States believes that it is precisely in order to avoid unnecessary escalation that it is necessary to maintain contacts between high-ranking military leaders..

According to Kirby, the Pentagon is of the opinion that the interaction between the heads of the US and Russian defense departments is “critical at this time.”.

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Earlier, the United States issued an official statement accusing Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine.. It was reported that Washington would work with other countries to bring those responsible to justice..

Turkey's Permanent Representative to the UN Feridun Sinirlioglu made similar accusations.. He recalled that Russia's aggression against Ukraine grossly violates international law..