Russia invites U.S. defense secretary to Red Square military parade

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, in a phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, invited him to a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square on June 24, the ministry said on Tuesday.

Shoigu and Esper further discussed measures to “de-conflict and stabilise the situation in Syria, as well as to ensure the security of military contingents in Afghanistan and other regions of the world”, it added.