What Discussions Have Taken Place Between the US and Russia

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has confirmed the existence of high-level communications between the United States and Russia. “The dialogue has been aimed at reducing the risks related to the use of nuclear weapons,” Sullivan stated during a press briefing. This comment was made in response to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, which indicated that he had been engaged in secret negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin's international affairs aide Yuri Ushakov and Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev over the past few months.