The Pentagon has abandoned a military response to a conflict in the Kerch Strait – News on UNN

KYIV. December 7, UNN. The United States does not contemplate the possibility of a military response to Russia's actions in the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait. That's what Joseph Dunford, president of the US Chiefs of Staff, said at the Washington Post's discussion site, according to UNN .

However, he stressed that the international community was obliged to react in a different form to act Russia, aimed at limiting navigation in the sea of ​​Azov. "I think that the international community must necessarily react in the field of diplomacy, the economy or security … There is currently no discussion on the military dimension of the response to (l & rsquo; Incident) in the sea of ​​Azov, "said Dunford.

In addition, the US Chiefs of Staff confirmed that he was pursuing regular contacts with his colleague, the Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov. According to him, such contacts are intended to reduce the risk of military clash between the two countries and to allow cooperation in Syria. "Our conversations are aimed at reducing the risk of errors in calculations with Russia and contributing to the resolution of this crisis in a crisis," he said. an incident in the Kerch Strait between Russia and Ukraine. According to the television channel, the United States has already announced its intention through diplomatic channels to Turkey, as required by the Montreux Convention of 1936.