And here's the first US reaction twitter.com/jmhansler/stat…
The meeting of the bilateral consultative commission on the START treaty between Russia and the United States, which was supposed to take place on November 29—December 6 in Cairo, is not going to take place as expected. 1/2
The US Embassy in Moscow told Kommersant: "The Russian side informed the United States that Russia has unilaterally postponed the meeting and stated that it would propose new dates." kommersant.ru/doc/5693436?fr… (Text in Russian)
The Russian MFA confirmed the info about the BCC to Kommersant: "The session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission on the Russian–American START Treaty, previously scheduled in Cairo (Nov 29 - Dec 6), will not take place on these dates. The event is postponed to a later date".
Заседание двусторонней консультативной комиссии по Договору о стратегических наступательных вооружениях между Россией и США, которое должно было пройти 29 ноября—6 декабря в Каире, неожиданно сорвалось. 1/2
Russia announced it was not coming to the Bilateral Consultative Commission with the US - implementation body of the New START treaty - a day before it was supposed to begin @ElenaChernenko reports kommersant.ru/doc/5693436. What do we know and what does it mean. Thread 1/x
Bad news from #Moscow: The meeting of the Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) of the New START Treaty between #Russia and the US, which was finally supposed to be held in Cairo this week and next, unexpectedly broke down. #Russia cancelled. @kommersant twitter.com/ElenaChernenko…