# Streeting wants more direct contact with Russia to avoid war ‘miscalculation’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/streeting-wants-more-direct-contact-with-russia-to-avoid-war-miscalculation/
- Published: 2026-11-10T07:18:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:53:33+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russia-ukraine-war-streeting-b3082164.html
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Streeting wants direct military communication channels with Russia.
- He says they could reduce the risk of miscalculation.
- UK policy has avoided bilateral engagement with Russian ministers.

## Summary

Defence Minister Wes Streeting says Britain wants additional ways to communicate with Russia, particularly direct contact between the two countries’ militaries, to reduce the chance of a dangerous miscalculation. He said the UK embassy in Moscow remains an important channel, but made the case for more direct lines ahead of planned US-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials.

Relations between Russia and most European capitals have been largely frozen since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The UK has maintained a policy of avoiding direct bilateral engagement with Russian ministers; a rare recent contact was a September meeting between the Russian and German foreign ministers at the UN. The article says US President Donald Trump has invited Vladimir Putin to a G20 summit in Miami in December, while UK sanctions mean Putin will not attend a G20 summit in Manchester.

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