Shoigu and Austin last called on Feb. 18. The Pentagon leader called on Russia’s Defense Minister to withdraw Russian troops from the Ukrainian border.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will not be able to enter Russia’s defense department head Sergei Shoigu. This was announced Wednesday, April 13, by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
He noted that Austin tried to contact his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu about a week ago, but it was unsuccessful.
“I don’t know when the last attempt was. Recently, I think. Less than a week or so ago. And again, no interest from the Russians,” Kirby answered a journalist’s question about the latest engagement. Pentagon liaison with the head of the Russian Defense Ministry.
Earlier, Lloyd himself said that the Pentagon leader could not contact Shoigu. According to him, the Ministry of Defense has stopped contact with the United States since mid-February. He noted that the head of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov also did not communicate with his colleague.
Recall that the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov commented on reports in the Western media that Vladimir Putin’s entourage did not inform him, and against this background, tensions arose in relations with between Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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Source: korrespondent
