Russia has suspended its nuclear energy cooperation agreement with the United States
The Russian government has suspended its agreement to cooperate in scientific research and developments in nuclear energy with the United States. The agreement was signed on the 16th of September, 2013 in Vienna, as stated on the website of the Russian Government.
“The continued renewal of sanctions against Russia by the United States, including the suspension of U.S.-Russian cooperation in the area of nuclear energy requires the adoption of countermeasures,” the document explained.
The Russian government noted that in April 2016, Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation received a letter from the U.S. Department of Energy at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, which notified Rosatom on the suspension of cooperation in the area of nuclear energy due to the events in Ukraine.
“Such step of the U.S. side represents a significant violation of the terms of agreement, the objective of which is expansion of cooperation between the sides in scientific research and development in nuclear energy,” the document notes. Russia has already suspended the agreement with the U.S. on disposition of weapons-grade plutonium.