WASHINGTON, 23 September 2021, (TON): the Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russian Armed Forces’ Chief of the General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Mark Milley discussed some issues of mutual interest, in particular, mitigating the risk of incidents during military activities at a meeting in Finland.

During the meeting, the top brass addressed issues of mutual interest, including reducing the risk of incidents during military activities.

The meeting was constructive,” the ministry noted.

According to the defense ministry, the meeting took place today at the Finnish government’s Koningstedt residence in Vienna.

Milley declined to provide details of the meeting to reporters traveling with him to Helsinki. In a statement, Col. Dave Butler, Milley’s spokesman, said “the meeting was a continuation of talks aimed at improving military leadership communication between the two nations for the purposes of risk reduction and operational de-confliction.”