Russia for the UK is not the enemy, But " absolutely " is not an ally, said the foreign Minister of the United Kingdom Philip Hammond in an interview Sunday Telegraph.
" Relations with Russia are currently more like confrontation, rather than a partnership. However, We never had any illusions about that Moscow is our ally. However in recent months the bilateral Relations nonstop drifting in the worse, and this will continue as long as long as Russia does not change its attitude to the situation in Ukraine, " said the new head of the British foreign Ministry, was appointed to this post fifteen July, and before that for the last three years, the head of the defense Ministry, ITAR-TASS reported. According to Hammond, to normalize dialogue with the West Russia should " urgently to take some decisive steps ", among which the foreign Minister mentioned the " unimpeded work of international experts in the area of disaster Malaysian Boeing-777 on Ukraine, and also the cessation of the supply of arms to militias, which, as if it performs Moscow. At the same time Hammond gave to understand that the United Kingdom, and the West in General, are not prepared to use force to intervene in the situation in the East of Ukraine." We have already answered Russia in this system of coordinates in which we feel their relative superiority: by imposing economic sanctions, " - said the Minister. Remember, July 30, Hammond said that the EU should prepare for the damage from anti-Russian sanctions of the West.

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