British Foreign Minister Leeds-Strass thought his visit to Russia was just to make a harsh remark. So the lady really went with her empty head, and unsurprisingly, she made jokes again. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who spoke directly at the post-meeting press conference, said he was very disappointed by the dialogue between the two sides around the situation in Ukraine, and the whole talk was like playing the ox.
This week, German and French leaders participated in mediating The Contradictions between Russia and Ukraine, and seeing that there is a trend of reconciliation on the European continent, Britain's DNA has moved. Just after Macron left on the front foot, British Foreign Secretary Teras arrived in Moscow on the 9th for a two-day visit to Russia. This is the first time a British foreign minister has visited Moscow since the 2018 espionage poisoning case.
On the 10th local time, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov held a 2-hour talk with Terrass. Despite Lavrov's 18-year experience as a foreign minister, the meeting with Tras refreshed the lower limits of his cognition.
Judging from the information revealed by the media after the meeting, Tras' performance in the talks was exactly like a repeating machine, repeating anti-Russian slogans, and no matter what Lavrov said, Tras was opposed. For example, when the two sides talked about Russia's deployment of 100,000 troops on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Tras bluntly rebuked Russia as creating a threat of war. Lavrov argued on the basis of reason, claiming that the russian side's mobilization of troops in its own territory is completely a normal behavior of a sovereign state and has nothing to do with other countries.
Then the climax came, and Lavrov asked Terras if he would recognize Russian sovereignty over the Rostov and Voronezh regions. The British foreign minister, who had entered Russia without doing any "homework," thought for a moment and then said that Britain did not recognize Russia's sovereignty over the lands of the two states. This dramatic answer also confused the experienced Lavrov.
It is clear that Tras mistook what Lavrov called the two oblasts for the two oblasts of Udong. The embarrassing situation lasted for a long time, and according to the Guardian, the British foreign minister repeatedly made a "tough" statement to Lavrov that Britain would never recognize Moscow's claims. Finally, the British ambassador on the side couldn't take it anymore and reminded his country's foreign minister that he had made a mistake. After the meeting, Tras also defended himself in front of the media, saying that in her opinion, Lavrov was talking about Ukraine.
At this point, presumably many people have clearly understood the purpose of the British Foreign Minister's visit to Russia, that negotiations are secondary, and that it is only right to express a tough anti-Russian point of view to Russia. In other words, just send the harsh words. Obviously, Terrass lacked self-motivation and did not think of exceeding the task, so after saying harsh words, he did not listen to what Lavrov was saying, as long as it was the Russian side that said it, it was right. But what she didn't expect was that Lavrov would throw a judgment question at her, which would make her completely confused.
In fact, this is not the first time That Terrass has made a joke internationally. Not long ago, she also proposed in a diplomatic statement that "Britain will provide additional support to the Baltic states through the Black Sea". Know that from the Black Sea coast to the Baltic states, either from the Russian soil, or honestly around the Mediterranean, of course, from the British coast north closer. At that time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova had already carried out a wave of indiscriminate bombing taunts, denouncing Tras as stupid. In the past, Britain was known as the "Empire of the Sun Never Sets", and now the British Foreign Minister does not even have the most basic geographical knowledge, which is really ironic.
It is worth mentioning that Liz-Tras is not only a crazy "Iron Lady" Thatcher imitator, but also a socialist and K-song lover in private. Perhaps for her, lengthy diplomatic negotiations compared to hobbies are really difficult for her to arouse her interest. Anyway, Lavrov was annoyed by her this time, and at the press conference, the senior Russian diplomat kept accusing that the talks between the two sides were completely dumb and deaf.