On February 10, 2022, Russian Federal Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Minister Tras held negotiations for more than two hours at the Russian Foreign Ministry building. During the dialogue, Minister Tras made some unusual remarks that the British Embassy in Russia had to find excuses for her.
During the negotiations, the British foreign secretary made it clear to Lavrov that Russia should withdraw its troops from near the Ukrainian border. The Russian foreign minister responded that Russian troops are stationed on the territory of their own country and have the right to conduct training and exercises.
However, the representative of Great Britain remained steadfast in his position. Lavrov then asked the British foreign secretary whether Tras recognized "Russia's sovereignty over the Rostov and Voronezh regions where troops are currently stationed."
Tras replied: "Britain will never recognize Russian sovereignty over these areas. ”
Subsequently, the British federal ambassador to Russia, Bonault, had to intervene, explaining to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that rostov and Voronezh oblasts were Russian territory.
After the talks, the British Embassy in the Russian Federation relayed Truss's corrective statement:
"During the negotiations, I thought that the two place names mentioned by Minister Lavrov were the regions of Ukraine. I hereby make it clear that the Rostov and Voronezh regions are the territory of the sovereign State of Russia. ”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was disappointed by the Feb. 10 talks, which Mr. Telas called "a conversation between the deaf and the mute," while Mr. Trump's visit represented the first visit to Russia by a British foreign minister in nearly five years.
The Russian counterpart noted that during the negotiations, the Russian side cited numerous facts to explain, but his British counterpart "was either unfamiliar with these detailed explanations or appeared to ignore them completely." ”
Hearing Lavrov's comments, British Foreign Secretary Tras said: "I am not dumb anyway, I have clearly explained the British position. ”
Commenting on Ukraine in late January, Mr. Tras sparked a Russian mockery for a statement in which the British foreign secretary said:
"Ukraine is a proud country with centuries of history. It experienced many invasions from the Mongols to the Tatars. Ukrainians are very brave and, if necessary, they will fight for their country".
Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Federal Foreign Ministry, invited Teras to explain what "Ukraine has experienced many invasions from the Mongols to the Tatars", how long the interval between the two invasions was, and wondered why Terrass, who spoke of the "invasion", did not mention the German fascist occupation of Ukraine.
After pointing out the British crown's support for the Nazis in Germany before 1940, Zakharova said she wondered which university had awarded the British foreign secretary a degree. (February 11, 2022, Liu Peng)