British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth TrussMOSCOW, Feb 11 British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in talks with Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov refused to recognize Russia's sovereignty over the Voronezh and Rostov regions, a source present at the meeting told RIA Novosti. Voronezh and Rostov regions. «The UK will never recognize Russia's sovereignty over these regions,» the UK Foreign Secretary replied.British Foreign Minister invited Lavrov to visit London As Kommersant reported, citing diplomatic sources, British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bonnert had to correct Truss. So, Bonnert hurried to explain to the Foreign Minister that both the Rostov and Voronezh regions were primordially Russian territories. Later, the British Embassy reported in its Telegram channel that Truss, speaking of Rostov and Voronezh, thought that it was about Ukraine. Assessments of Lavrov’s negotiations on After negotiations with Truss, he said that he was disappointed that «there is a conversation between the dumb and the deaf.» According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, negotiations with the Russian Foreign Minister from Truss were reduced to «voicing tweets.» According to Russian Ambassador to London Andrei Kelin, the British side «did not listen and did not hear» what Sergei Lavrov said. «We did not see any contribution, it was just a repetition of the wording and slogans with which she speaks here in Parliament, in the press, on Twitter, and nothing more … The Minister of the Question explained in detail what is happening, what we want, why this situation, but the British side neither listened nor heard what we said,» the diplomat said in an interview with the British TV channel.Pushkov responded by saying that the British Foreign Minister did not recognize Rostov and Voronezh. He added that the Russian side expected Truss's visit to become a brilliance of British diplomacy, but she operated with a limited set of slogans and wording, which «was not even close to a dialogue based on mutual respect and recognition each other's interests, as well as finding solutions.» Accusations against MoscowIn recent months, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an “invasion” of Ukraine and, against this background, are strengthening their presence in Eastern Europe. Russia rejects all claims and reminds that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements: the Ukrainian authorities have concentrated more than half of the army’s personnel near the line of contact and are shelling militias from banned weapons. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry have repeatedly indicated that the goal of the stuffing «about aggression» is to build up a foreign group near the Russian borders. They also explained that the main reason for the escalation is the actions of the United States and NATO, which are «pumping» Ukraine with weapons, thereby pushing it towards military adventures. >British Parliament tightens sanctions against Russia
