British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss in Moscow. Archival photo MOSCOW, Feb. 12 British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss dressed inappropriately for the weather and made Russians laugh on Red Square, Irish journalist Brian McDonald wrote on Twitter. To walk around Moscow, the British diplomat put on a fur hat and a fur coat. At the same time, the observer drew attention to the fact that on this day in the Russian capital it was plus two. «According to the forecast, it is warmer than in the evening in London. The Russians dress like this at -14 degrees. The locals laughed at Truss,» McDonald said. For clarity, the journalist published a joint photo of the head of British diplomacy with British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert, who walked along Red Square without a headdress and in an unbuttoned raincoat.
Contrast Truss' outfit with that of British ambassador @DeborahBronnert, and it looks even more ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/t1vLIha1Bc
— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) February 10, 2022 «In contrast to the appearance of British Ambassador Deborah Bronnert, Truss looks even more ridiculous,» the observer concluded. Talks between Russian and British foreign ministers took place on Thursday. The main topics of discussion were Moscow's demands for security guarantees and the Ukrainian crisis. Sergei Lavrov said following the talks that he was disappointed with the progress of the dialogue.