MOSCOW: Russia is "disappointed" by the decision of US President Barack Obama to cancel a planned visit to Moscow in early September for a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Wednesday. "We are disappointed," Putin's top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov told reporters, adding it was clear to Moscow that the decision was linked to the fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden who has been granted asylum in Russia. Ushakov added the situation showed that the United States was still not ready for relations "on an equal basis" with Russia but said the invitation for Obama to visit was still in force.
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Kremlin 'disappointed' by Obama cancellation of Moscow visit
MOSCOW: Russia is "disappointed" by the decision of US President Barack Obama to cancel a planned visit to Moscow in early September for a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Wednesday. "We are disappointed," Putin's top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov told reporters, adding it was clear to Moscow that the decision was linked to the fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden who has been granted asylum in Russia. Ushakov added the situation showed that the United States was still not ready for relations "on an equal basis" with Russia but said the invitation for Obama to visit was still in force.