How does someone call Russia/ USA from the government?

[jinkster]

Interested and probably in the wrong forum (apologies mods).

How would the government or the US government speak to say Russia? I presume they wouldn't simply pick up the telephone and use the usual telephone lines etc. Satellite maybe?

Curious.....!

[vaud]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow%E2%80%93Washi...

HTH

[jinkster]

vaud said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow%E2%80%93Washi...

HTH

Brilliant - many thanks. I didn't know that. I'd heard of the Red Hotline (Yes Prime Minister).

[PorkInsider]

At this point I imagine there'll just be a WhatsApp group with Trump, Musk, Putin and KJ Un sharing memes and plotting their next move together.

[vaud]

jinkster said:

Brilliant - many thanks. I didn't know that. I'd heard of the Red Hotline (Yes Prime Minister).

There are also back channels via neutral or semi-neutral countries for less urgent stuff.

[jinkster]

PorkInsider said:

At this point I imagine there'll just be a WhatsApp group with Trump, Musk, Putin and KJ Un sharing memes and plotting their next move together.

Haha - Friends close and enemies closer...... (I suspect).

How many other politicians have been to see "Rocketman" which completely de-escalated the situation a few years ago.

[Hill92]

Another route is to call in their ambassador for a meeting or send your ambassador to deliver the message.

[vaud]

Hill92 said:

Another route is to call in their ambassador for a meeting or send your ambassador to deliver the message.

And we still have diplomatic relations with Russia, as do the US.

[tangerine_sedge]

jinkster said:

PorkInsider said:

At this point I imagine there'll just be a WhatsApp group with Trump, Musk, Putin and KJ Un sharing memes and plotting their next move together.

Haha - Friends close and enemies closer...... (I suspect).

How many other politicians have been to see "Rocketman" which completely de-escalated the situation a few years ago.

De-escalation of a situation that trump had escalated? Which NK soon ignored and started doing missile testing again? That de-escalation?

[KAgantua]

Therell be a big red phone in No 10

[Robertb]

Hill92 said:

Another route is to call in their ambassador for a meeting or send your ambassador to deliver the message.

This way you get Ferrero Rocher chocolates too.

[Ziplobb]

Heads of state have phones in their offices but they are not BT . They are made by the company responsible for 'The Bat Phone'