Representatives of carrier companies asked for help from the State Department, as the agreement on the crossing of airspace over Russia expires, and both sides have not yet agreed on a date for negotiations. Representatives of US air carriers meet April 17 with US Assistant Secretary of State for Economy and Business Manisha Singh, in connection with the fact that the Ministry of Transport of Russia refused from April 18 and April 19 negotiations, asking the US side to appoint new dates, reports Bloomberg.. European and North American companies make hundreds of flights every week over eastern Russia - the fastest and cheapest route to the east of Asia. According to the source, Russia tried to use these routes as a lever of pressure on the West in 2014, when the situation unfolded in the southeast of Ukraine.

American officials do not link Russia's decision to cancel negotiations with the tension that arose between the Russian Federation and the US due to the situation in Syria. Official representative of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation Timur Hikmatov said that Russia will allow air travel of American companies over its territory for the duration of negotiations. He added that the Russian side asked the US to postpone the meeting for another day, but has not yet received a response about the new terms of the talks.