The United States broke off talks with Russia on Monday on implementing a ceasefire agreement on Syria and accused Moscow of not living up to its commitments.
The US State department made that announcement and said Russia was not committed to the September 9 deal to halt the violence and deliver humanitarian aid to besieged communities.
Russia’s foreign ministry meanwhile said it regretted the decision, blaming Washington for trying to shift responsibility for the failure onto Moscow. Russia and the United States have traded blame for the collapse last month of a short-lived ceasefire deal that would have marked the first step in a new effort to end the war.
The UN Syria envoy has voiced deep disappointment at the collapse of US-Russian talks to revive a Syria ceasefire. Staffan de Mistura vowed that the United Nations will continue to keep working for a political solution.