The Moscow–Washington hotline (formally known in the United States as the Washington–Moscow Direct Communications Link; [1] Russian: Горячая линия Вашингтон – Москва, romanized: Goryachaya liniya Vashington–Moskva) is a system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the United States and the ...

The terminal points of the link shall be so equipped as to provide for the transmission and reception of messages from Moscow to Washington in the Russian language and from Washington to Moscow in the English language.

Aug 29, 2013 · FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The Washington-Moscow Hot Line, used by U.S. and Russian leaders for frank discussions about crises including the 1967 Six-Day War and the Soviet Union’s 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, marked its 50th birthday Thursday with the nations still grappling with competing interests in regional conflicts.

Nov 16, 2009 · On August 30, 1963, John F. Kennedy becomes the first U.S. president to have a direct phone line to the Kremlin in Moscow. The “hotline” was designed to facilitate communication between the...

May 24, 2018 · Moscow-Washington Hotline was initially referred to as the Washington-Moscow Direct Communication Link in the United States. It is a scheme that allows uninterrupted communication amongst the front-runners of the Russian alliance and the United States.

Aug 29, 2013 · HAGERSTOWN, Maryland (AP) — The Washington-Moscow Hot Line is not just a Cold War relic. It’s a system for top-level crisis communications that remains a useful tool for U.S. and Russian leaders at odds over their relations with Syria and Iran, experts say, as U.S. officials mark the 50th anniversary of the hotline’s first transmitted ...

Aug 29, 2013 · In the decades after World War II, officials in both the U.S. and USSR sought to find ways to improve communication between the increasingly antagonistic former allies. The tipping point was the...

Aug 30, 2023 · But since then, the famed hotline has worked to manage tensions -- or to send warnings -- between Washington and Moscow, whose relations have plunged to new lows over Russia's invasion of...

Aug 30, 2023 · Little is known about how Washington and Moscow currently communicate. Russia's President Putin and US President Biden have spoken by phone since the start of the war in Ukraine. In October...

5 hours ago · MOSCOW - Russian envoy to the United Nations, in remarks published on Sunday, said Russia was waiting for \"appropriate signals\" from Washington on contacts with Moscow, but he had few ...