On February 18, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will have a telephone conversation with his US colleague Lloyd Austin, APA reports citing CNTV.

“On February 18, 2022, telephone conversations will take place between the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army S.K. Shoigu, and the Minister of Defense of the United States of America, L. Austin,” the Russian military department said in a statement.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency