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Russia Cancels Talks With U.S. Over Latest Round of Sanctions
- Efforts to make Russia submit are ‘futile,’ official says
- U.S. responds that sanctions ‘didn’t just come out of nowhere’
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Russia canceled talks with a top U.S. official to protest the latest sanctions punishing Russian companies and individuals over the conflict in Ukraine, in a fresh setback for President Donald Trump’s bid to improve ties with President Vladimir Putin’s government.
Under Secretary of State Thomas Shannon had been scheduled to fly to St. Petersburg this week to discuss what the two sides call “irritants” in the relationship. But Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a statement that the new sanctions leave no room for bilateral talks.