Moscow cancels meeting of top Russian, US diplomats in response to US sanctions
MOSCOW - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday he was cancelling his meeting with US Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon this week in response to new US sanctions against Moscow.
The US government on Tuesday added 38 individuals and organizations to its list of those sanctioned over Russian activities in Ukraine, the US Treasury said in a statement.
This step "is a continuation of the trend set by the Obama administration aimed at ruining relations between our countries," Ryabkov said in a statement posted on the site of Russia's Foreign Ministry.
US actions sharply devalued Washington's assertions it wanted dialogue with Moscow, the statement said.
