British Prime Minister Boris JohnsonLONDON Feb 1«Shadow» British Labor Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Prime Minister Boris Johnson missed a «vital diplomatic opportunity» when he rescheduled a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. was scheduled for Monday, may be rescheduled for Tuesday. Johnson himself said last week that he was going to discuss Ukraine with Putin. wrote Lammy on Twitter. Earlier, there were reports in the media that the British side, after publishing a report on the parties that were held at the government residence on Downing Street during the lockdown, asked the Russian side to reschedule the scheduled conversation between the two leaders, however, presumably, the Russian side couldn't, so the call was put on hold. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, commenting on media reports about the cancellation of the call, said he would talk to the Russian leader «as soon as possible».The head of the British Foreign Office contracted the coronavirus on the eve of a visit to Ukraine Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly rejected such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as a pretext to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Since 2014, NATO countries led by the United States have been supplying weapons to Ukraine and training its military, which directly violates the Minsk agreements and negatively affects the settlement in Donbass. In addition to the Americans, Great Britain, Canada, France, Poland, Turkey, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, and Estonia participate in deliveries totaling billions of dollars. The United States supplied Ukraine with Javelin anti-tank missile systems, patrol boats, sniper rifles and counter-battery radar stations, the UK — NLAW anti-tank grenade launchers, Turkey — Bayraktar TB2 attack drones. Ukraine and the UK signed a memorandum that provides for the joint design and construction of warships on the territory of the two countries and the construction of two bases for the Ukrainian Navy. 88 million pounds for «energy independence» from Russia
