After Putin’s Warning Over Deadly Crimea Attack, Biden’s Defence Chief Dials Russian Counterpart

In a critical moment amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russia’s newly appointed Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held a high-stakes conversation on June 25. This dialogue comes on the heels of a controversial Ukrainian missile strike in Crimea, reportedly involving U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, which resulted in tragic civilian casualties.

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