MOSCOW, 11 February 2022, (TON): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “the talks with British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss was a talk of a mute with a deaf."

Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Lavrov said “he did not speak with Truss about bilateral relations that are at the lowest point because the British minister wanted to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Russian-Belarusian military drill Determination-2022, the restoration of the Iran nuclear deal, and Russia's cooperation with China.”

Lavrov said he informed Truss about the lack of progress in implementation of the Minsk Agreement on the Ukrainian settlement, the terms of the Russian-Belarusian military exercises, and developing balanced and mutually respectful relations with China.

The minister added that they agreed with Truss there is a chance to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.

The Russian initiative on getting legally-binding security guarantees was also raised by Truss, the foreign minister continued, adding he reiterated verbally the request submitted earlier in written form, asking to explain how London understands the principle of the inadmissibility of strengthening security by weakening the security of others.