mo4ch:>‘We used to talk during the Cold War’: Top US general urges communication with Moscow | Mo4ch News

As US-Russia relations continue to wither, one top US general is pushing for greater cooperation between the nuclear adversaries, urging US officials to seek “more communication” with their Russian counterparts.“It would ensure that we understand each other and why we are doing what we’re doing,” said Curtis Scaparrotti, four-star US Army general and the top NATO commander for Europe.“It doesn’t have to be a lot,” Scaparrotti told the Associated Press on Sunday, adding that “communication is a very important part of deterrence.”Also on rt.comMilitary & civil cooperation between Moscow & NATO nonexistent – Russian deputy FMRelations between the two countries have rapidly deteriorated in recent years, a development many analysts have deemed a “new Cold War.” The general suggested US-Russia communications have all but ground to a halt.“During the Cold War, we understood each other’s signals. We talked,” said Scaparrotti, who has commanded US forces in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq…