The head of the British foreign Ministry spoke with a tough statement on Russia
Maria Tobacco. The head of the British foreign office Philip Hammond spoke at last before the election in 2015 conference of the Conservative party with a tough statement on Russia threatening new measures in response to the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
According to Hammond, After years of " cold war ", UK " suggested Russia investment, trade And partnership ", but Russia as if it has chosen confrontation ".
" We must be proud that Britain was a leader in the introduction of far-reaching penalties that make it clear that We will not tolerate illegal actions of Russia. And We will not tolerate bully our allies in Eastern Europe. Let me remind Mr. Putin: danger of any members of NATO will meet with a response from all of NATO. That's why We sent our Typhoon fighters in the Baltic sea And will do it again if needed. Because NATO And the principle of collective self-defense helped us in the hard times of the " cold war " And will remain a key principle of our defence policy in the future, " drew attention to Hammond.
Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the U.S. And the European Union has imposed a number of restrictions on organizations, credit institutions And entire sectors of the Russian economy, as well as among them the oil industry. The last package punishment was introduced on 12 September. In response, Russia restricted imports of agricultural goods from a country that has imposed in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia And Norway.