MOSCOW. March 23 (Interfax) - Contacts between Russia and NATO have been disrupted, but in the modern world there is always a technical possibility to organize them, including for the purpose of preventing military incidents, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said.
"The channels are disrupted at this point. In any case, we are living in the 21st century, and if necessary, one can pick up the phone and make a call," Grushko told Interfax on Thursday, when asked whether there is some kind of hotline between Russia and NATO which could help prevent incidents like the one involving the U.S. drone stopped over the Black Sea.