STREETING: MORE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WITH MOSCOW

LONDON, NOVEMBER 10 /SRNA-Reuters/ – Britain would like more channels of communication with Russia, especially at the military level, to reduce the risk of misunderstanding, British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said.

"We have our embassy in Moscow, and that is a very important channel. I would prefer there to be additional channels as well, especially at the military level. There is always a risk of misinterpretation, and direct communication is very important," Streeting told the Financial Times.

His comments came as Russian and Ukrainian officials prepared for two days of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi.

It will be their first meeting since February and comes after US President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broader peace deal was possible.

Relations between Moscow and most European capitals, including London, have been frozen since February 2022.

However, the foreign ministers of Russia and Germany met in New York in September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the first such talks since 2022.