Russia may halt US inspections under arms control treaties in response to sanctions

[Are_grits_groceries]

(No confirmation from the government yet)
MOSCOW – Russian news agencies says Moscow is considering a freeze of U.S. military inspections under arms control treaties in retaliation to Washington's decision to halt military cooperation with Russia.

Agencies on Saturday carried a statement by an unidentified Defense Ministry official saying that Moscow sees the U.S. move as a reason to suspend U.S. inspections in Russia in line with the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty and the 2011 Vienna agreement between Russia and NATO on confidence-building measures.

Such comments carried by Russian news agencies are used to convey government statements.

The U.S. and the European Union have introduced sanctions over Russia in response to its move to send troops that have taken control of Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/08/reports-russia-may-halt-us-inspections-under-arms-control-treaties-in-response/

[dipsydoodle]

1. Unfortunate but inevitable.

Source is Associated Press Moscow : http://news.yahoo.com/russia-may-halt-us-inspections-over-sanctions-113603541.html

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. Thanks for that link. nt

[FarCenter]

3. Ukraine crisis: US suspends military ties with Russia

The United States has suspended all military engagements with Russia, including exercises and port visits, in response to Moscow sending troops into Crimea.
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“We call on Russia to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine and for Russian forces in Crimea to return to their bases,” Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said.

Kirby said that although the defence department valued its military-to-military relations with Russia, “we have, in light of recent events in Ukraine, put on hold all military-to-military engagements”. Its suspension also applied to bilateral military meetings and planning conferences, he said.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/04/ukraine-crisis-us-suspends-military-ties-with-russia

The Russians are responding to this action that we took 4 days ago. It is not clear why we thought it would be a good idea.

Are shipments via the northern route through Russia from Afghanistan still possible?