In the lead up to the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov asked [[UK]] foreign minister [[Liz Truss]] whether [[London]] recognizes [[Moscow]]’s [[sovereignty]] over the regions of Rostov and Voronezh. Truss replied that the UK “will never recognize [[Russia]]’s sovereignty over these regions.” British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert, also present, had to intervene and remind Truss that these two regions are actually considered Russian territory even by the United Kingdom and in fact those regions have been part of Russia for over 1,000 years.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/biden-warns-world-war-whils-truss-says-rostov-and-voronezh-are-not-russian</ref>
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In the lead up to the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov asked [[UK]] foreign minister [[Liz Truss]] whether [[London]] recognizes [[Moscow]]’s [[sovereignty]] over the regions of Rostov and Voronezh. Truss replied that the UK “will never recognize [[Russia]]’s sovereignty over these regions.” British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert, also present, had to intervene and remind Truss that these two regions are actually considered Russian territory even by the United Kingdom and in fact those regions have been part of Russia for over 1,000 years.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/biden-warns-world-war-whils-truss-says-rostov-and-voronezh-are-not-russian</ref> For Truss' ignorance of world affairs and history, she was promoted to UK [[prime minister]] four months later.
On April 11, 2022 Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said,
On April 11, 2022 Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said,