INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
and emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication," the Pentagon said in a statement.The Pentagon gave no other details on
the content of the conversation, their first since February 18, six days before Russian forces invaded Ukraine.The call came as the two
sides battle along a long front line in eastern and southern Ukraine, with the Pentagon maintaining that Russia is weeks behind goals set in
its war plan.But Moscow has shown no indication of pulling back and is believed by Western intelligence of wanting to take control of a wide
join the NATO defense alliance, a direct consequence of Russia's attack on Ukraine, which is not part of NATO.
