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Top US, Russian military chiefs meet in Helsinki
Top US and Russian military officers held an unannounced meeting on Tuesday in Helsinki in an effort to maintain dialogue after Moscow's crushing defeat of American ally Georgia, a US military official said.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:24 October 21, 2008
Washington: Top US and Russian military officers held an unannounced meeting on Tuesday in Helsinki in an effort to maintain dialogue after Moscow's crushing defeat of American ally Georgia, a US military official said.
Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Russian General Nikolai Makarov, who heads Russia's general staff, to discuss a wide range of issues during a trip to Europe by Mullen, the military official said.
US-Russian relations have been under heightened strain since Russian forces overran areas of the former Soviet republic of Georgia in August.
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