The diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States have hit a new post-cold war bottom this month. The escalation began with the bombing of aide vans in Syria during truce by Syrian warplanes, after which, the United States retaliated with the bombing of Syrian troops. Though the United States said that it was unintentional, 83 government troops were killed in the attack and more than a hundred injured.

On Monday, Russia scrapped a joint deal to get rid of the weapon-grade plutonium.

The plutonium agreement that was concluded in 2000 and re-established in 2010, was supposed to get rid of 34 tons of Plutonium, enough to build 17,000 nuclear weapons. Russia accused the United States of violating the agreement and thus suspended the decree.

The Russian foreign minister said in a statement, "The Obama administration has done everything in its power to destroy the atmosphere of trust which could have encouraged cooperation…….The step Russia has been forced to take is not intended to worsen relations with the United States. We want Washington to understand that you cannot, with one hand, introduce sanctions against us where it can be done fairly painlessly for the Americans, and with the other hand continue selective cooperation in areas where it suits them."

The United States, on the other hand, said that it was suspending cooperation with Russia in a ceasefire agreement for Syria. Worsening relations between two nuclear superpowers would have very disturbing geopolitical implications.