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| ‘They’ve really left us in a terrible position’: American Senator slams Biden as Pentagon reveals US may use Russian bases in Asia | ‘They’ve really left us in a terrible position’: American Senator slams Biden as Pentagon reveals US may use Russian bases in Asia |
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| American Senator Deb Fischer has slammed the administration of US President Joe Biden after the country’s Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin admitted that Washington is in talks with Moscow to use Russian bases near Afghanistan. | American Senator Deb Fischer has slammed the administration of US President Joe Biden after the country’s Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin admitted that Washington is in talks with Moscow to use Russian bases near Afghanistan. |
| Speaking on Tuesday, the Republican politician accused the government of having no plan to defeat terrorism in the Middle East following the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. | Speaking on Tuesday, the Republican politician accused the government of having no plan to defeat terrorism in the Middle East following the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. |
| “What we’re seeing in the reports today about asking to use Russian bases, that’s just another example that we see of the Biden administration,” Fischer said. “They’ve really left us in a terrible position, that we have to ask the Russians to be able to protect the United States from terrorists, and we have to ask them to use their installations.” | “What we’re seeing in the reports today about asking to use Russian bases, that’s just another example that we see of the Biden administration,” Fischer said. “They’ve really left us in a terrible position, that we have to ask the Russians to be able to protect the United States from terrorists, and we have to ask them to use their installations.” |
| The confirmation that the Pentagon has held talks with Moscow came from Austin, who was speaking in the Senate. According to the defense secretary, the topic came up during a meeting between Mark Milley, the country’s top military chief, and Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. The two generals met in Helsinki last week. | The confirmation that the Pentagon has held talks with Moscow came from Austin, who was speaking in the Senate. According to the defense secretary, the topic came up during a meeting between Mark Milley, the country’s top military chief, and Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. The two generals met in Helsinki last week. |
| The idea of American armed forces using Russian bases in Central Asia was initially floated last June, during a meeting in Geneva between Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | The idea of American armed forces using Russian bases in Central Asia was initially floated last June, during a meeting in Geneva between Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| “President Putin offered to provide assistance,” Austin explained. | “President Putin offered to provide assistance,” Austin explained. |
| In Central Asia, Russia has military bases in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. All three are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a mutual defense pact similar to the US-led NATO bloc, comprising six former Soviet republics. | In Central Asia, Russia has military bases in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. All three are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a mutual defense pact similar to the US-led NATO bloc, comprising six former Soviet republics. |
| Despite the confirmation from Washington, the Kremlin has refused to confirm the details of the discussions or that they ever even took place. | Despite the confirmation from Washington, the Kremlin has refused to confirm the details of the discussions or that they ever even took place. |
| “I am not commenting on this topic in any way,” Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. “Everything that could be said about those talks has already been said.” | “I am not commenting on this topic in any way,” Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. “Everything that could be said about those talks has already been said.” |
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