Russian and US defence ministers discuss Ukraine war in rare talks
by Guardian staff with agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#650AN)
Few details given but Ukraine discussed in the second call between Lloyd Austin and Sergei Shoigu since war began
Russia's defence minister held rare telephone talks with his US counterpart on Friday, after pro-Kremlin officials said they were turning Ukraine's southern city of Kherson into a fortress" as Kyiv's forces advance.
Few details emerged of the conversation between Russia's Sergei Shoigu and the US Defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, but both sides confirmed they had discussed Ukraine.
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