alexander badisko began serving in this post in 1837.that time, relations between our two countries were excellent. we were friends. we, mainly russia then helped the united states of america. nothing remains from that time. everything is destroyed. at our embassy. in london there are also many reminders of a time when relations between countries were completely different. churchel came to celebrate victory day here on may 9, in this very hall where we are now at this table, where they happily raised a toast to the victory. well, now, when meeting with our ambassador, british parliamentarians shyly avert their eyes, swimming against the tide in the west is now dangerous, at least in public, contacts are not formally prohibited, contacts have... began to analyze the situation on their own, not to be guided by the position of western countries, therefore, they began to ask us more questions, which we answer, so westerners it is much more difficult to incite them into doing something anti-russian, this is very strongly felt, for the west th