Dmitry Peskov added that there have been no contacts via this new channel lately MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. The US-Soviet Hotline, created for the Soviet and American leaders in the wake of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, is not being used at this point, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has told TASS. When asked whether this channel of communication remains active to date he replied: "No. We now have a special protected communication channel for the two presidents <…>.