NATO has installed a direct line of communication with the commanders of the Russian army - said in a Sunday newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" (FAS).The initiative came from Germany worried about Russian bombers flights.
NATO and Russian military authorities have communication links. The commander-in-chief (the combined armed forces of NATO in Europe) and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee are allowed contact with Russian colleagues," - said the Alliance answering the question "FAS". Channels of communication are still open and are regularly tested - NATO reported.
The entire project is treated as a secret. This is the first such contact since the end of the Cold War - underlines the German newspaper.
