Austin asks Russian defense minister for cease-fire in first talks since Ukraine invasion began

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged his Russian counterpart Friday to consider a cease-fire in Ukraine during the first discussion between the two leaders since the Russian invasion began nearly three months ago, the Pentagon said.

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assault on Ukraine — despite repeated attempts by U.S. officials to do so, said a senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Pentagon. The two men spoke for about an hour, and the official characterized their conversation as “professional,” but declined to detail what was said.“It wasn’t for lack of trying that we hadn’t been able to establish” communications, the official said.

The majority of the Russian military’s efforts are now focused on Donbas, a section of eastern Ukraine that Moscow appears to want to seize. Russian forces have attempted in recent days to press south from the town of Izyum, which they already control, to the city of Slovyansk, but have encountered fierce Ukrainian resistance, the senior U.S. defense official said.

The fighting in the region has turned into “very much an artillery fight back and forth,” the senior U.S. defense official said. In one example, Ukrainian forces have used artillery fire to stymie

 

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Keep the 'line open' with gangster army headed byban unhinged and suicidal mafia boss. 🤔

Luna jeszszcze trochęę w dółłł kurwaa!!

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This is their plan, begging Russia to consider a cease fire? What a joke, “ the professionals are back in charge “. A group of second graders could do a better job running the country than this administration.

A cease fire is the stupidest thing you could possibly do. Only 2 simple terms: all Russians out of Ukraine, including Donbas and Crimea. And pay war reparations.

No excuses we demand HighestSecurityForIK

Monster get birth again Russian soldiers on phone: Nastya I'm killing Ukraine civilians & lkilled 100. Wife asked are u proud of it? He ignored & added I have thrown them in ditch. De were begging for mercy but I pounced bullets into them. Lord Shiv will punish Putin

So, a Russian cease fire means a weapon and militias sending stop from NATO to 🇺🇦 too?. I'm asking it just for a school task.

JoshMankiewicz Why wasn't this done earlier

Russians are backtracking now. Why a ceasefire, to give them a chance to regroup? Demand a full withdrawal of their troops from Ukrainian territory.

Need a lot of effort to 'extinguished the hot fire , from the other side, ahhhem,Praying and always looks the way to get the peace between the two of them 🙂🙂

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