Britain will struggle to restore military cooperation with Russia following the recent expulsion of the Russian military attache. In this respect TASS said Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin.
“Military relations between Russia and Great Britain could have returned to 90 this year. They may celebrate their centenary soon. This won’t happen now. These were extremely important for both countries, but this step dealt a blow and ended our military relations. “I think they will not be restored anytime soon,” the ambassador muses.
Kelin reported the latest developments Call Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin meets with his Russian counterpart, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov.
Before that in Britain in the name It was a mistake to expel the Russian military attaché from the country.
On May 8, British Home Secretary James Cleverley announced that the ministry would expel the Russian military attache from the country. On 16 May, a representative of the British Embassy was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the deportation of a Russian attaché from London.
Previously at the Russian Embassy spoke About the restrictive measures of England towards the Russian Federation.