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US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby. File photoWASHINGTON, May 2. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing that the Russian side was not interested in talking to the United States at the defense secretary level when Washington proposed such a conversation a few weeks ago.» I do not know the date when the last attempt was made (to have a conversation between the heads of the defense departments of the Russian Federation and the United States — ed.) Certainly, several weeks have passed since we tried to contact the Minister (of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey — ed.) Shoigu . And the Russians didn't show much interest in such a conversation,» Kirby said.