The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of great Britain Philip Hammond on Tuesday got into an awkward situation. A diplomatic scandal nearly erupted when during his speech in Parliament politician has confused the names of two countries - Ukraine and Nigeria. During a report listing the most serious international crises, along with Iraq and Syria, Hammond was going to mention the " Russian aggression against Ukraine ". Anyway, for some reason, instead of Ukrainian politician said the name of the African country. However, despite the fact that the politician himself quickly recovered, this curiosity has not gone unnoticed. Disclaimer Minister has caused a lot of excitement in the ranks of the deputies, and to correct his mistake, he was forced under the loud laughter of many of them.

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