U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told senators on Sept. 28 that the nation’s top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, spoke to his Russian counterpart about an apparent offer to use Russian bases to respond to terrorist threats following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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This US Department of Defense handout photo shows Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley(L) as he meets with Chief of Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov in Helsinki, Finland, on Sept. 22, 2021.
