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| Rooshin Amb: All Normal Channels of Communication Between the US and Russia Cut off |
| 2016-10-12 |
| All normal channels of collaboration between the United States and Russia have been cut off, including a wide range of critical issues, Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak said on Tuesday. Kislyak added that the United States and Russia once had a bilateral commission of 21 working groups focused on science, technology, military, nuclear and other issues, which no longer exists. “All the normal channels of cooperation between states [US and Russia] are frozen,” Kislyak stated. While neither country has recalled its Ambassador for consultations, which would be the final step before armed conflict, SuperStation95 has been given a "heads-up" to watch for exactly such a development. Information obtained by SuperStation95 indicates the reason for this abrupt halt to US-Russia relations was the aggressive bombing of rebel positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo today. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 not very "flexible", huh? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-10-12 21:15 |
| #7 I'm in route to New Delhi and the flight plan goes through Russian airspace. Please let us know when you've landed safely so we can stop being concerned, Black Bart Glutch4583. One of the reasons I started reading Rantburg regularly was so I would know when I did not need to worry about Mr. Wife as he wandered across more or less questionable bits of the planet. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-12 20:24 |
| #6 Not certain about the validity of the site, but here goes: Russia tests ballistic missiles amid tensions with West |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-10-12 19:49 |
| #5 This is very troublesome. I'm in route to New Delhi and the flight plan goes through Russian airspace. |
| Posted by: Black Bart Glutch4583 2016-10-12 17:12 |
| #4 Snark aside, this is not a good thing. Rumors out there also that Rooskies are being encouraged to repatriate their foreign students. With apologies to Hemmingway: “How did you go Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-10-12 16:51 |
| #3 Not having Jawn Jawn bore the living shit out of you is its own reward. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-10-12 13:33 |
| #2 Too many golf games and not enough resetting. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-10-12 13:31 |
| #1 Boring conversations anyway. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-10-12 13:12 |