Go to the media bankBritish Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 3 British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who is running for prime minister, is unlikely to win Russia's respect, Spectator columnist Robin Ashenden suggested. The author of the article recalled that the diplomat made two punctures during a visit to Moscow in February. Thus, she demonstrated a poor knowledge of geography, considering the Rostov and Voronezh regions to be regions of Ukraine.
"It cannot be said that Truss began to build relations with the Kremlin well. She carefully planned a visit to Moscow, wearing a Russian-style hat, like her character Margaret Thatcher did on trips to the Soviet Union in 1987. <…> But now in Russia no one wears such hats, with the exception of the elderly and tourists — and hardly anyone wants to be like them", Ashenden noted.
In his opinion, the head of the British Foreign Office is trying to imitate former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but so far this has not brought her success. «Obviously, the Kremlin does not have much respect for our potential prime minister,» the publication says. announced on July 7 his resignation as prime minister and head of the Conservative Party. In Britain, on July 20, the fifth round of voting of members of parliament from the Conservative Party was held to elect the leader of the party, who will also become the country's prime minister. According to its results, two candidates reached the final of the election race — Foreign Minister Liz Truss and former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak. Truss on readiness to use nuclear weapons