The British Foreign Secretary told the Head of the Russian Foreign Office about the need to withdraw the Russian armed forces from the Ukrainian border. Sergey Lavrov replied that the military are on the territory of his country. Liz Truss repeated that they should be withdrawn. To this, the Russian minister again objected that the military does not violate anything, since they have the right to conduct any maneuvers on the territory of the Russian Federation.
After that, he himself asked his British counterpart: "Do you recognize Russia's sovereignty over the Rostov and Voronezh regions?"
"The UK will never recognize Russia's sovereignty over these regions," the Foreign Minister replied after a short pause.
British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bonnert had to intervene in the situation, who delicately explained to Ms. Truss that we are really talking about Russian regions.
At the British Embassy in Moscow, ms. Truss's words were explained by an error. "During the meeting, it seemed to me that Minister Lavrov was talking about part of Ukraine. I clearly indicated that these regions (Rostov and Voronezh. - "Kommersant") are part of sovereign Russia, "the Foreign Minister said.
Recall that during the press conference following the meeting, Sergey Lavrov expressed disappointment with the negotiations and noted that he and his colleague did not hear each other. Liz Truss said that no one undermines Russia's security. She also said that she considers it necessary to withdraw Russian troops from the border with Ukraine.
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