Russia postpones nuclear arms control talks with US

This was reported by a representative of the US State Department in a comment to CNN.

"The United States and the Russian Federation were set to convene a meeting of the New START Treaty’s Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss New START Treaty implementation on Tuesday, November 29. The Russian side informed the United States that Russia has unilaterally postponed the meeting and stated that it would propose new dates ", the department noted.

In addition, the representative of the State Department added that the US is ready to set a new date as soon as possible, since "resumption of inspections is a priority for maintaining the treaty as an instrument of stability."

It is also noted that the Russian side did not name the reason for the postponement of the bilateral consultations.

CNN notes that the treaty was last extended in early 2021 for five years. Under the treaty, Washington and Moscow conduct inspections of each other’s weapons sites. However, the inspections had been halted since 2020 due to the pandemic, and complications arose when the US attempted to resume inspections earlier this year.

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the United States suspended BBC’s  work.