MOSCOW, 5 Sep. Newly elected British Prime Minister Liz Truss got into an awkward situation by mentioning Boris Johnson and Ukraine during her speech. ITV News host Paul Brand told this.«Liz Truss pays tribute to Boris Johnson: 'You are admired from Kyiv to Carlisle.' There is a very awkward pause before the audience realizes that they should applaud», the journalist wrote on Twitter. Johnson, who led the British government from July 24, 2019 to September 5, 2022, adhered to a tough pro-Ukrainian foreign policy course. Under him, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Russia, which launched a special operation to liberate Donbass on February 24, and also organized the supply of arms for the Armed Forces of Ukraine for billions of dollars. this post by Boris Johnson. She won 81.3 thousand votes, overtaking her rival, ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, who received 60.4 thousand votes. Truss is known for harsh anti-Russian statements. According to the director of the second European department of the Foreign Ministry, Sergei Belyaev, Moscow expects the new head of the British government to continue the destructive course in bilateral relations. At the same time, he clarified that Russia has never initiated a cold snap in dialogue with the United Kingdom. punish Sunak, said the expert
