Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 21 OCT 2022 13:15 PDT - Some Good News
Added 2022-10-21 20:11:35 +0000 UTCThe Kremlin and the Pentagon confirmed that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talked over the phone at length on a number of security issues, including Ukraine. The Kremlin and the Pentagon provided readouts.
After angry rhetoric from the Kremlin in late September, we're gone back a step or two on the Mutually Assured Destruction Instability Paradox. The two talking to each other with provided readouts is a good sign that the adults have reentered the room.
The assessment about being in the paradox will be removed today.
