The official, who asked not to be named, added that meetings are now taking place in the control room of the "Tank" inside Pentagonan operating room that can decide to carry out orders US President Joe Biden military if necessary.
The official concluded that Pentagon top brass are now in constant contact with the national security team at the White House, and that there is no specific decision to respond to the Russian attack, but that future steps will be coordinated, according to him. with the Supreme Command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – NATO.
In response to a question for "Sky News Arabia"On the possibility of contacting the Russian Defense Ministry, the official explained that Washington will keep the hotline with the Kremlin open to avoid slippages and avoid any inadvertent confrontation.
The official did not rule out resorting – if necessary – to pre-established contingency plans to deal with sudden scenarios that Russian President Vladimir Putin could resort to.
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The official, who asked not to be named, added that meetings were now taking place in the “control room”.Tank” inside Pentagonan operating room that can decide to carry out orders US President Joe Biden military if necessary.
The official concluded that Pentagon top brass are now in constant contact with the national security team at the White House, and that there is no specific decision to respond to the Russian attack, but that future steps will be coordinated, according to him. with the Supreme Command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – NATO.
In response to a question from “Sky News Arabia” about whether to contact the Russian Defense Ministry, the official explained that Washington will keep the hotline with the Kremlin open to keep things from slipping away and avoid any inadvertent confrontation.
The official did not rule out resorting – if necessary – to pre-established contingency plans to deal with sudden scenarios that Russian President Vladimir Putin could resort to.
