Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Minister Elizabeth Truss at a press conferenceLONDON, Feb 11< /strong>The British side «did not listen and did not hear» what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at talks with British Foreign Minister Liz Truss in Moscow, said Russian Ambassador to London Andrei Kelin. Earlier, Larov himself, following the results of negotiations with Truss, said that he was disappointed by «it turns out to be a conversation between a dumb and a deaf.» «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 that what happens is what we want, why this situation, but the British side neither listened nor heard what we said,» the ambassador said in an interview with a British television channel. He added that the Russian side expected Truss's visit to become a brilliance of British diplomacy, however she operated with a limited set of slogans and formulations, which «was not even close to a dialogue based on mutual respect and recognition of each other's interests, as well as the search for solutions.» Answering When asked if it would not have been better if the visit had not taken place at all, Kelin said that he «cannot be so undiplomatic» to say so, and stressed that Russia is always open to dialogue if it is mutual desire. «We are always We stand for dialogue, for diplomacy, but ultimatums, tough statements and phrases are a dead end. But, unfortunately, this kind of diplomacy is being used more and more in this country and in the United States,” Kelin emphasized. relations, however, the Russian side did not see this after Truss's visit.
