The official, who asked not to be named, added that the meetings are now held in the “Tank” command hall inside the Pentagon, which is the operating room that can decide to implement US President Joe Biden’s military orders if the need arises.
The official concluded that the Pentagon leaders are now in constant contact with the National Security Team at the White House, and that there is no specific decision to respond to the Russian attack, but the future steps will be coordinated – according to his saying – with the supreme leadership of NATO – NATO.
In response to a question for “Sky News Arabia”, whether to communicate with the Russian Ministry of Defense, the official explained that Washington will remain on the hotline open with the Kremlin to prevent matters from slipping and avoid any unintended clash.
The official did not exclude the asylum – if needed – the emergency plans in advance to deal with sudden scenarios that Russian President Vladimir Putin might resort to..
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