The Washington-Moscow hotline was created after the Cuban Missile Crisis for emergency talks between the leaders of the USSR and the United States. It began operating on August 30, 1963.

Luckily, during the cold war, diplomatic countermeasures were established which still exist today. The most notable one of these is the Moscow-Washington hotline, or "Molink". The idea of a ...

Luckily, during the cold war, diplomatic countermeasures were established which still exist today. The most notable one of these is the Moscow-Washington hotline, or “Molink” . The idea of a ...

The original "red phone" hotline between Moscow and Washington was set up in 1963 ... and the Russian Ministry of Defense.

But when asked whether this channel was currently in use, Peskov said, “No.” The hotline between Moscow and Washington was established in 1963 to reduce the misperceptions that stoked the ...

Luckily, during the cold war, diplomatic countermeasures were established which still exist today. The most notable one of these is the Moscow-Washington hotline, or “Molink”. The idea of a hotline, ...