Pentagon calls Russia’s General Staff

According to the Pentagon’s spokesman Patrick Ryder, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States (similar to the Russian General Staff), Joseph Dunford, called yesterday the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, to discuss the presence of the two armies in Syria.

“The conversation was about the Syrian-related topics of concern to both sides. In particular, it was about the willingness to avoid the conflict situations during operations, ”he told the American media.