Russia, Minister Shoigu’s moves: via the FSB and dialogue to get out of the quagmire

MOSCA – For weeks the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin he had asked for an interview with his Russian counterpart Sergej Shoigu. In vain. Until two days ago. “We constantly asked to have this conversation and Minister Shoigu only agreed this week. What motivated him to change his mind and accept? We don’t know for sure,” commented a Pentagon official.