⚡️BBC: US national security advisor confirms contact with Kremlin.

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed communication channels between Washington and Moscow are open, saying it is in the interest of the U.S. to maintain contacts with Russia, the BBC reported.

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Jake Sullivan, Biden's top national-security adviser, has engaged in recent months in confidential conversations with top Putin aides in an effort to reduce the risk of a broader conflict over Ukraine and warn Moscow against using nuclear weapons, reports the WSJ.

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U.S. confirms it held talks with Kremlin over nuclear threat; Ukraine hit by emergency power shutdowns | CNBC - Nov. 8, 2022 |

In other news, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed reports that the U.S. had talked to the Kremlin recently in a bid to lower the rhetoric around the possible use of nuclear weapons.

Speaking at an event at the Economic Club of New York on Monday, Sullivan did not say he had been engaged in direct talks but noted he had said repeatedly that "we have channels to communicate with the Russian Federation at senior levels," Reuters reported.

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