Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday that he has cancelled a scheduled meeting with Thomas A. Shannon Jr., the under secretary of State for political affairs, according to the Associated Press.
Shannon, who is currently meeting with U.K. officials in London, was set to meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in St. Petersburg on Friday.
According to the AP, Ryabkov said in a statement that “the situation is not conducive to holding a round of this dialogue” with the U.S.
The announcement that Ryabkov would not meet with Shannon came a day after the U.S. Treasury Department added 38 individuals and entities, including two Russian government officials, to its list of those facing sanctions for Russian intervention in Ukraine.
The decision to widen the list came as President Trump met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the White House.
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