Highlights 1 US raises concerns over American diplomats being given 'date rape' drugs. 2 This is an escalating pattern of harassment by Russia: US3 No proper proof of the incident: RussiaThe US State Department has raised concerns over the issue of American diplomats being given 'date rape' drugs while they were attending a conference in St Petersburg. NO PROPER PROOF OF INCIDENT: RUSSIAHowever, Russia has denied all the allegations and has said that there was no proper proof of the alleged incident. As per the Russian authorities, the American diplomats were simply drinking at the hotel bar. US SUSPENDS TALKS WITH RUSSIAThe United States recently suspended its talks with Russia over its ceasefire violation in Syria.

Source: India Today October 06, 2016 09:33 UTC