MOSCOW One of Britain`s most senior military commanders met Russian military chiefs in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss how to reduce tensions between the two countries, the Interfax news agency reported.
Tensions between London and Moscow escalated after Russia`s 2014 annexation of Ukraine`s Crimea and its intervention in Syria.
British Vice Chief of the Defence Staff General Gordon Messenger met General Alexander Zhuravlev, the deputy chief of Russia`s general staff, and discussed how best to prevent accidents and other incidents involving the two countries` militaries, the news agency said.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
Britain has complained in particular about what it says are frequent flights by Russian long-range bombers close to its air space, while the movements of Russian naval ships near British waters have garnered widespread media attention.
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