A Russian Navy delegation led by Vice-Admiral Oleg Burtsev met a U.S. team led by Rear Admiral John Nowell at U.S. Sixth Fleet headquarters in Naples, Italy, on Jun. 10.
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That was the first time both navies had sat down together since the Ukraine crisis began.
The topic was to discuss how to avoid an accidental clash at sea or in the air, Vice-Admiral James Foggo, deputy commander of U.S. naval forces Europe, told reporters.