The U.S. military said that Washington and Moscow on Thursday agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue, following talks in Abu Dhabi, a move which could signal a move towards normalizing some ties between the United States and Russia. The United States halted military-to-military communication with Moscow just before Russia invaded Ukraine. The reestablishment comes after the commander of U.S. European Command, General Alexus Grynkewich, held talks with senior Russian and Ukrainian military officials in Abu Dhabi. Even after high-level military talks were halted between the United States and Russia, they maintained an emergency deconfliction line. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have directly spoken with each other on several occasions.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2026 17:25 UTC