Moscow cancels meeting with U.S. diplomat after sanctionsMOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Angered by expanded U.S. sanctions, Russia on Wednesday canceled a high-level meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon. The move cast some uncertainty over plans for the first face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit on July 7-8 in Hamburg, Germany. With two weeks to go, a senior White House official said no plans for a bilateral meeting had been finalized. “Nothing has been canceled because nothing has been set,” the official said. Moscow said it was obliged to cancel the diplomatic meeting after the U.S. government on Tuesday added 38 individuals and organizations to its list of those sanctioned over Russian activities in Ukraine.  The new U.S. sanctions were “a continuation of the trend set by the Obama administration aimed at ruining relations between our countries”, Ryabkov said in a statement posted on the website of Russia’s Foreign Ministry. U.S.-Russian relations have already been strained by allegations that Moscow interfered in the U.S. presidential election last year and Trump’s first five months in office have been dogged by a controversy over whether his campaign team colluded with Russia. Trump has said he wants to explore whether Washington and Moscow can work together on issues of mutual concern, such as fighting Islamic State insurgents in Syria. But tensions between the two nations have escalated. On Sunday, the U.S. military shot down a Syrian military jet. That prompted Russia to change its military posture. The Kremlin said the expanded U.S. sanctions undermined Washington’s assertions it wanted dialogue with Moscow, calling the new sanctions a “political gift” to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who visited Trump at the White House on Tuesday. The U.S. State Department said it regretted the Russian cancellation, but remained open to future discussions to try to bridge bilateral differences. The new sanctions only reinforced existing sanctions, which have been updated twice a year since they were first imposed, the department said. “Let’s remember that these sanctions didn’t just come out of nowhere. Our targeted sanctions were imposed in response to Russia’s ongoing violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbor, Ukraine,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. The Kremlin said earlier on Wednesday that Russian forces were not present in eastern Ukraine, which is controlled by pro-Russian separatists.  The United States and the European Union have imposed several rounds of sanctions on Russian companies and individuals in response to Russia’s role in the Ukraine conflict. Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate last week also backed additional sanctions to punish Russia for alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, and support for Syria’s government in the six-year-long civil war. Ryabkov was meant to be meeting Shannon in St Petersburg on Friday to discuss “problems in bilateral ties”. But Ryabkov, in the same statement on Wednesday, accused the United States of failing to propose anything tangible to improve relations. He said: “Previous multiple waves of American sanctions haven’t achieved the result which their initiators had hoped for. Any new attempts to make Russia ‘bow down’ will be just as futile.” politicsNews
moscow cancels meeting diplomat reuters angered expanded sanctions russia wednesday canceled meeting russian deputy foreign minister series ryabkov undersecretary state thomas shannon the move cast uncertainty plans first meeting president donald trump russian president vladimir putin sidelines upcoming summit july hamburg germany with two weeks go senior white house official said plans bilateral meeting finalized nothing canceled nothing set official said moscow said obliged cancel diplomatic meeting government tuesday added individuals organizations list sanctioned russian activities ukraine the new sanctions continuation trend set obama administration aimed ruining relations countries ryabkov said statement posted website russia foreign ministry relations already strained allegations moscow interfered presidential election last year trump first five months office dogged controversy whether campaign team collided russia trump said wants explore whether washington moscow work together issues mutual concern fighting islamic state insurgents syria but tensions two nations escalated on sunday military shot syrian military jet that prompted russia change military posture the kremlin said expanded sanctions undermined washington assertions wanted dialogue moscow calling new sanctions political gift ukrainian president metro poroshenko visited trump white house tuesday the state department said regretted russian cancellation remained open future discussions try bridge bilateral differences the new sanctions reinforced existing sanctions updated twice year since first imposed department said let remember sanctions come nowhere our targeted sanctions imposed response russia ongoing violation sovereignty territorial integrity neighbor ukraine state department spokeswoman heather alert said statement the kremlin said earlier wednesday russian forces present eastern ukraine controlled separatists the united states european union imposed several rounds sanctions russian companies individuals response russia role ukraine conflict lawmakers senate last week also backed additional sanctions punish russia alleged meddling election annexation ukraine crimea region support syria government civil war ryabkov meant meeting shannon st petersburg friday discuss problems bilateral ties but ryabkov statement wednesday accused united states failing propose anything tangible improve relations he said previous multiple waves american sanctions achieved result initiator hoped any new attempts make russia bow politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Moscow cancels meeting with U.S. diplomat after sanctionsMOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Angered by expanded U.S. sanctions, Russia on Wednesday canceled a high-level meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon. The move cast some uncertainty over plans for the first face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit on July 7-8 in Hamburg, Germany. With two weeks to go, a senior White House official said no plans for a bilateral meeting had been finalized. “Nothing has been canceled because nothing has been set,” the official said. Moscow said it was obliged to cancel the diplomatic meeting after the U.S. government on Tuesday added 38 individuals and organizations to its list of those sanctioned over Russian activities in Ukraine.  The new U.S. sanctions were “a continuation of the trend set by the Obama administration aimed at ruining relations between our countries”, Ryabkov said in a statement posted on the website of Russia’s Foreign Ministry. U.S.-Russian relations have already been strained by allegations that Moscow interfered in the U.S. presidential election last year and Trump’s first five months in office have been dogged by a controversy over whether his campaign team colluded with Russia. Trump has said he wants to explore whether Washington and Moscow can work together on issues of mutual concern, such as fighting Islamic State insurgents in Syria. But tensions between the two nations have escalated. On Sunday, the U.S. military shot down a Syrian military jet. That prompted Russia to change its military posture. The Kremlin said the expanded U.S. sanctions undermined Washington’s assertions it wanted dialogue with Moscow, calling the new sanctions a “political gift” to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who visited Trump at the White House on Tuesday. The U.S. State Department said it regretted the Russian cancellation, but remained open to future discussions to try to bridge bilateral differences. The new sanctions only reinforced existing sanctions, which have been updated twice a year since they were first imposed, the department said. “Let’s remember that these sanctions didn’t just come out of nowhere. Our targeted sanctions were imposed in response to Russia’s ongoing violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbor, Ukraine,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. The Kremlin said earlier on Wednesday that Russian forces were not present in eastern Ukraine, which is controlled by pro-Russian separatists.  The United States and the European Union have imposed several rounds of sanctions on Russian companies and individuals in response to Russia’s role in the Ukraine conflict. Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate last week also backed additional sanctions to punish Russia for alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, and support for Syria’s government in the six-year-long civil war. Ryabkov was meant to be meeting Shannon in St Petersburg on Friday to discuss “problems in bilateral ties”. But Ryabkov, in the same statement on Wednesday, accused the United States of failing to propose anything tangible to improve relations. He said: “Previous multiple waves of American sanctions haven’t achieved the result which their initiators had hoped for. Any new attempts to make Russia ‘bow down’ will be just as futile.” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: moscow cancels meeting diplomat reuters angered expanded sanctions russia wednesday canceled meeting russian deputy foreign minister series ryabkov undersecretary state thomas shannon the move cast uncertainty plans first meeting president donald trump russian president vladimir putin sidelines upcoming summit july hamburg germany with two weeks go senior white house official said plans bilateral meeting finalized nothing canceled nothing set official said moscow said obliged cancel diplomatic meeting government tuesday added individuals organizations list sanctioned russian activities ukraine the new sanctions continuation trend set obama administration aimed ruining relations countries ryabkov said statement posted website russia foreign ministry relations already strained allegations moscow interfered presidential election last year trump first five months office dogged controversy whether campaign team collided russia trump said wants explore whether washington moscow work together issues mutual concern fighting islamic state insurgents syria but tensions two nations escalated on sunday military shot syrian military jet that prompted russia change military posture the kremlin said expanded sanctions undermined washington assertions wanted dialogue moscow calling new sanctions political gift ukrainian president metro poroshenko visited trump white house tuesday the state department said regretted russian cancellation remained open future discussions try bridge bilateral differences the new sanctions reinforced existing sanctions updated twice year since first imposed department said let remember sanctions come nowhere our targeted sanctions imposed response russia ongoing violation sovereignty territorial integrity neighbor ukraine state department spokeswoman heather alert said statement the kremlin said earlier wednesday russian forces present eastern ukraine controlled separatists the united states european union imposed several rounds sanctions russian companies individuals response russia role ukraine conflict lawmakers senate last week also backed additional sanctions punish russia alleged meddling election annexation ukraine crimea region support syria government civil war ryabkov meant meeting shannon st petersburg friday discuss problems bilateral ties but ryabkov statement wednesday accused united states failing propose anything tangible improve relations he said previous multiple waves american sanctions achieved result initiator hoped any new attempts make russia bow politicsnews