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This special hotline kept open to defuse crises between the US and Russia is not currently being used.
The telephone line used to defuse crises between the US and Russia is not in use, the Kremlin announced, "Sky News" writes.
This special hotline kept open to defuse crises between the US and Russia is not currently being used.
Tensions have reached new levels after Russia yesterday lowered the threshold for a nuclear attack in response to several attacks.
Specifically, this was seen as a response to the US giving approval for its missiles to be used by Ukraine to strike deep into Russia.
Ukraine began using weapons on Russian territory yesterday, firing six ATACMS missiles.
The US-Russia hotline was established in 1963 to reduce the misperceptions that fueled the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis by allowing direct communication between Washington and Moscow.
"We have a special secure line for communication between the two presidents, Russia and the United States. Moreover, also for video communication," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the state-run TASS news agency.
But when asked if this channel is currently in use, he said: "No".
Russian diplomats have said the crisis is now comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the two Cold War superpowers came closer to deliberate nuclear war.
Also today, the US has closed its embassy in Kiev after receiving information about a possible air strike on November 20.
"The Embassy will be closed and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place. The U.S. Embassy recommends that U.S. citizens be prepared to shelter in place immediately in the event that an air alert is issued," the U.S. State Department of Consular Affairs said in a post on X.
The news comes just days after the Biden administration announced it would allow US-made weapons to be fired in Russia./ Adapted "Pamphlet"
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