US and Russian leaders meet in Helsinki, Belgium

The rare meeting between Mark Millie and Valerie Gerasimov was “further discussions to enhance communication between the military leadership of the two countries to reduce risk and conflict,” Chief of Staff Colonel Dave Butler said in a statement. It has been December 2019 since the two met. Butler did not say what the talks were about, but said the meeting was aimed at establishing bases for the U.S. military to monitor the movements of jihadi groups on the border with Afghanistan. The United States fears it may be plotting attacks against US interests. In the 2000s, the United States had military bases in many neighboring countries, particularly Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. From there they carried out operations in Afghanistan. But now they have no access to these Central Asian countries, Moscow. (Belgium)

The rare meeting between Mark Millie and Valerie Gerasimov was “further discussions to enhance communication between the military leadership of the two countries to reduce risk and conflict,” Chief of Staff Colonel Dave Butler said in a statement. It has been December 2019 since the two met. Butler did not say what the talks were about, but said the meeting was aimed at establishing bases for the U.S. military to monitor the movements of jihadi groups on the border with Afghanistan. The United States fears it may be plotting attacks against US interests. In the 2000s, the United States had military bases in many neighboring countries, particularly Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. From there they carried out operations in Afghanistan. But now they have no access to these Central Asian countries, Moscow. (Belgium)