Russian and U.S. military chiefs meet to discuss risk mitigation - report

FILE PHOTO: Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov delivers a speech during the annual Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) in Moscow, Russia April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov, and his United States counterpart, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Mark Milley, met in Helsinki on Wednesday to discuss risk mitigation in military activities, the RIA news agency reported.

It quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying the meeting was constructive.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Kevin Liffey)