taking the last part of the camel's authority and when i talked about that with ms chance today. and she said, well, we need to look at the consistency of steps. might it by key of because he has taking a specific needs of the pool stipulation of the immense protocols which is restoring control of the borders. look for him, but he was late. is your new ah, but under girdled by with all of the other stipulations that i have just outlined, it's impossible to carried out without all the other parts of the men's protocols and the same goes for the os c agreements. you cannot just focus on one thing on one part of the document and disregard everything else. all of the other words in this document, we're not trying to coerce or threaten any one. look at our public statements. there haven't been a single threat. was it is russia that's being threatened, including by ah, man is miss trus,

a speaking in the house of commons recently and she said this to day again. i would you, during our talks, we've heard the same rhetoric we've heard online. we've heard of the, from the various ent, these in the u. k. parliament saying about russian aggression, what aggression with this? when did it start? what does is, what are you talking about? they talking about ramifications, abodes are room. russia will have how to play, et cetera. have you ever heard russians say that europe or russian officials make such kinds of threats? with no, let me emphasize that again. but i knew that this spirit of compromise belongs to the spirits of the search for hulu brigades. respectful mutual interests for legitimate interests of each country. and that was in the, at the foundation of the oversee documents, this spirit of mutual respect and equality, hugo, unless it is something that should help us take these agreements,

take these years. but in florida, in documents that we've signed well and make them a reality, now is the time where words cannot stay killed, remain words. this is not the kind of corporation we want, but i'll stay any analyst. now re a novice t i. good afternoon. i have a question to him, is chance i have to question to her love this is lisa look, actually one of our colleagues hasn't signed turned off his mike, could he do that please? ah, i'm excuse me. harris. again, alicia, recently grant where what we've seen foreign office documents published online as that talked about undermining russian, influencing the in russian media, russian non governmental, organizational, non commercial organizations. what's not by using the bbc and reuters and other

organizations. how true are these documents? are they real? this is my 1st question i'm. my 2nd question is, are the u. k said, that's why russia is building up its forces its troops, sir, in the near the ukrainian borders. although these troops are on the territory of russia. while you k military vessels are currently stationed in the black sea denotes do you not think that these are aggressive actions by the u. k as well? there is no doubt that the stationing, although over a 100000 troops on the ukrainian border, is directly put in place to threaten ukraine. and this is not the only action that we've seen by the russian authorities. we've seen cyber attacks and we've seen other attempts to undermine the activities of

a sovereign nation. despite the fact the russia signed up to the 1994 budapest memorandum which agreed to protect the sovereignty in territorial integrity of ukraine. and can i remind you that in the un purposes and principles, it is very clear that all members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force. and i can't see any other reason for having a 100000 troops stationed on the ukrainian border apart from to threaten ukraine. and if russia is serious about diplomacy, they need to move those troops and desist from the threats. now if we are able to follow a pulse of diplomacy, a nato has put offer on the table for talks to improve transparency, to improve confidence between the parties than their all hopes of

a better future. and what the british embassy is doing here in moscow is pursuing place a ties in areas like science, mathematics, and culture. but those closer ties will only result from a better relationship between the united kingdom and russia. and i also want to respond to minister laughter off point about indivisible security and the issues were raised in the o. s. c. agreements. what it says is that there should be no undermining of another country's security. no one is undermining russia's security. that is simply not true, and it is perfectly proper for sovereign nations, such as ukraine, to defend themselves,

and to seek defensive alliances. that is part of protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. and on the subjects of the min agreements. russia needs to fully implement the ceasefire, and it needs to remove the heavy weaponry from the region that has to happen so that we can make progress on the minks agreements. now, i think there is progress to be made. i think there is progress to be made between nato and russia on transparency, on discussions around security. and i think there is progress to be made on the mints, who even to that russia need to properly engage and they do need to de escalate and move the troops away from the border. what insurance works, great. can you switch on them as real?

nope. i think the pestering like, excuse me, but you haven't onset. my new 2nd question about british military vessels and you never said anything about the documents that i talked about that were published anywhere in bonds to russia's actions and the threat setting behavior of russia on the ukrainian border. the united kingdom is working with our nato allies to make sure we are strengthening defense. this is purely defensive. nato is a defensive alliance, and that is up to the right approach to take. but it would be better if russia were to deescalate. and these responses was necessary, but we have to make sure that we are working with our nato allies and we are

standing by our security agreements. i've already responded on your points about the documents. our embassy works in good faith with institutions across russia to strengthen our relationship in areas from culture, to mathematics, to science. and that's what we want to do. but it is proving very difficult in an environment where russia is actively threatening a sovereign nation. dana make, i news if i can foreign secretary, a foreign minister, just write these talks through she did it was they don't but we could we come to tom part of the times please.

thank you. good afternoon. question. first for secretary, this trust please. president mccrendon france said this week that president putin had committed to not launch any new military initiatives. regarding crane and french officials indicated that there were signs that russia was needing towards some kind of the escalation. have you received any kind of similar assurance? do you see any evidence at all or some kind of russian de escalation or have some of your european colleagues got the wrong into the state? and if i may as well a question for. ready the minister level of municipal level, were there any concessions or assurances that you receive from foreign secretary trust today regarding russia's central concern there? good nature, enlargement making minutes allow for all

has said to me to day that russia have no plans to invade ukraine. but we need to see those words followed up by actions. and we need to see the troops and the equipment that is stationed on the ukrainian border moved elsewhere. because at present it isn't a very threatening posture. and whilst i want to work towards a better outcome is slightly important that the u. k. and it's nato allies, all prepared for all eventually tease thought is why we are providing defensive support to ukraine. is why we're working to strengthen support across nato. and it's why we have put in place a much tougher legislation on sanctions say we are ready in

the event of and in cash. and now my purpose here in moscow today is absolutely to avoid that outcome and to work with russia to make sure that we move ahead on talks with nato. but that cannot come at the expense of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. and it can't come to the expense of nato's open door policy, nor young popular dish that i can normally say that this is and the fact what's for secretary trust? i've been saying for the 2 hours that we've been talking behind closed doors, assuming you haven't heard anything else when you're away from the demand to remove the russian troops from the russian territory has not change changed and

response to whatever arguments we provided was really. and this is unfortunate, the salute is not. and when you invoke, oh, what's president micron has said the boats are present gluten, seeing that russia has no plans to invade anything. and then as trust commenting on that, sir, that so worried should be followed up by actions. that's an interesting kind of conversation. i haven't had a type of diplomatic conversation that you could have basically alive because there is no secrecy here. nothing confidential except from we haven't heard anything confidential except from the things that we have been hearing. you look publicly and officially, as for collections, sir, and not words. our words been followed up by actions. let me draw your attention to

the various. are specious by president putin by various russian officials and ministers years ago, published everywhere. ma'am, saying that what you diva e, we may be shown in europe that i have been very actively and sir persuasively to having promised that nato would not expand. and then there have been 5 times that nato expanded to lilian's coming to close to our borders. there was a need, a legitimate need for a defensive alliance before when this was there was i a very physical berlin wall. there was a very, a physical confrontation between the 2 blocks, but now there is no recording belly, new berlin wall. there is no confrontation, and nato defines where the line goes. that divides the 2 sides

and whatever it was that mr. salton berg, who said that we'll review a russia and all that rather nieto has a specific responsibility or to establish security and stability in the upper india and pacific regions like barbara, if you ever go there, where's the line, where do you stop? we have been hearing these conversation, these arguments about nature being a defensive union on multiple occasions. but then what about bombing, you guess, larvae, or what about iraq curriculum? what about the war in iraq? that was that followed to a pretense a pretext that even tony blair later called a mistake, or how's that for a defense and the things that we've heard some exclusive thrown at russia from the

capitals of europe and elsewhere. saying that she was a while. russia is trying to intervene or interfere everywhere that there has been a kind of a william cyber warfare. cyber campaign. being roy reached by russia, they are saying they say, even in serious or media outlets, they're talking about an operation that serrado brush planning to are you sleepy to use that assault and capture various ukrainian cities? this is all going back to the highly likely story that i ever liked so much because everything that they are seeing here, all the allegations are all followed by the words of a highly, it's highly likely, but there are no arguments, no a prescription with no actual which are no facts and nothing to show for it, since you are at the same goes for scrape out there is no evidence or or no facts,

no evidence. when it comes to alex in the valley and returning the campaign against russia, that was followed by the incident was navarro lease. let's look at this. we have been talking about that to day and like i've always said should work. should our corporation out that a she she was on a ship should be based on facts, otherwise a rumor it's hollow and we haven't heard and effects was ruled, which she, if you make allegations, you need to corroborate them, you need to present at least some evidence and we haven't have see none mistrust. i also mentioned the budapest memorandum. she has done it twice a day in this hall, despite thee a detailed explanation that we have provided on that matter to day. the budapest memorandum between russia and the u. k. and the u. s, guaranteed is the little guarantee or other provided guarantees of security to

ukraine as a non nuclear state. the standard guarantees that are provided to any non nuclear state. they bought the best memorandum does not oblige russia or the u. k. or the u . s. b u r. to acknowledge all of the to, to, to go to accept the coo, but that was carried out by neo nazis and various other marginal groups in ukraine . beckett, 2014. and this budapest memorandum that was also signed by ukraine and france. in addition to the members i've mentioned, it's you that was the calls on it, demands that all members of this memorandum will do not violate any of the o is c, a principals including the principle for respecting and protecting? are you doing minorities, national minorities and ethnic minorities humorist, nobody is going to impose on us on the need to acknowledge an

unconstitutional regime? go to go against all that agreements we have signed and then you. but if they say that the actions of super it's rated by this regime against minorities, including russian minorities, is justifiable. and this is all done, this all done with active support of the korean government and president lensky himself. and since we're talking about ukraine, i had just reminded her miss trust me, that president the landscape and his ministers when he was up and his head of defense, the rose garden also said publicly that they will not, that they are not going to honor the means agreements that they are going to be no direct dialogue with lawyers lugens or don't ask because it is not stipulated under the minsk agreements. he said, pushing the social well will the gifts, this is sir, right from the girls textbook. or maybe even worse than that. maybe even more

talented than that because listen for was to saying good outright lies when for everyone to see when it's written period comes in the documents, a good word by word one of them, but he's mentally wishing to not care that london a washington are going to say, what are you saying go, this is a uniquely comfortable position for any demagogue that's trying to say that he's correct or he is right and trying to rewrite the minsk agreements. unfortunately, we haven't heard and response to that from a partners to day serial. i think that's eat or any. is there any other issue that she wanted me to to address? i'd like to ask the question if i may, i is in utility broker pals that the scan use are little a super awesome, but i see schedule now. it's like an allow we don't use my vegan,

the hymns will rush to day journalists having the flaw a r t. the pros, i have a personal use came to the question. i was one of them ins and i in english, it's for you. if i may, you, you recently brought up chechnya in the context of what has happened in in you, craig. you said you remember well, events back then. and the question is, britain extended extraordinary support to check on the separatists back then we had, we will remember margaret thatcher, who hosting dinner for a song was how the who was then president of chechnya, you, you had him and his subordinates following that. then the launch a series of horrendous atrocities acts of terror across russia. hundreds dead, the theatre seed. you may remember off the which the united states cut him off

saying he had lost all legitimacy. and the question is, why the witnesses extend such support? the chechen separates back that despite the knowledge that there were thousands of arab foreign ukrainian georgian fighters, but with the chechen and y has written shewn, none of that engagement with separatists and rebels in easton, you, craig, and my 2nd question is, if, if i make several years back, your boss or johnson said the, engaging with russian diplomatic, any mention said lovegrove and president putin by name that engaging with them diplomatic. he was a fulls. aaron, has the prime minister changed his mind? and i are you here on what he would cool? a full zara the point i was making about based chechnya and afghanistan is the cost of all which is

immense. for all sites of the point i am making to the russian government is that the ukrainians will fight. and this would be a very protracted, prolonged conflict we, i went to our populations we, i went to european security to do all we can to avert a war in ukraine. and that is why i'm here to work with the russian government to work with our nato allies, russia and the united kingdom of bass, permanent members of the security council. i believe there is a better way. and that is what i am here to see can the prime minister boris johnson is very much behind those efforts.

you rush to they pushing it up. if you're more than a young man, i was like, what is john? is changing his mind diplomatic engagement with, with russia and why haven't, hasn't been tried to engage rebels with this in these, the new grade directly. why haven't they been invited for talks in, in london, was chechen separatist. the prime minister is a 100 percent behind us pursuing a diplomatic solution with our allies in nato and others. and that's why i'm here in moscow to day to make as much progress as we can and to you work to take those discussions forward. he is, you know,

i've been very clear about that and you know, i'm not going to go into the wears on why falls of what's happened in the past. the situation we're in the present is that the minutes agreements have been agreed, but they haven't been implemented. and the 1st step has to be implementing the ceasefire and russia removing it's heavy weaponry from the region. that is the way we will make progress. got kind of like did we come to diana magna of sky news please. thank you. plus for the foreign secretary, foreign minister leverage seem to characterize your compensation just now it's similar to that being if i understand it right. between a deaf and amused i wonder what your response to that would be. and also you said that you were looking and hoping to encourage russia along the path of a meaningful compensation on european security. did you get any hints that russia

was prepared to engage on particular issues which might be meaningful and a question for you foreign minister growth? this is clearly an exceptionally 10 situation between that nations and dia escalation would help take the heat out of the situation. it is pretty normal to return troops to their faces off to, for example, exercises in belarus. but are you prepared to make any meaningful gestures to de escalate and take some of the heat out of this compensation as, sorry, i'm in this situation. well 1st of all i, i said he wasn't meet in our discussions earlier, i put forward the u. k. 's point of view on the current situation and the fact that as well as seeking to deter russia from an invasion into ukraine, we are also very resolute in pursuing the diplomatic path. and i listened to

what for a minister laugh roth has to say, i think there are further talks to be had. nato has put proposals on the table to improve transparency, to improve confidence. and i want us to take those talks forward so, so, so just solely slip by your dog c. high times after military exercises, troops are supposed to return to days. this is indeed, so for the language of any military exercise that the sovereign rights of any government. but while russia is holding exercises at its own cause, saturday, 3 years the loop russian troops will return to medicine. 0, one way or another. we cannot, while he came to the us and canada,

have their troops from in the baltic states would shorten the womb order, and what countries are near the black sea for when you go these 2, michelle and these armaments about them tourist usually do not go home that should basis, i have talked about that to mistrust today, but she has basically expressed her opinion that this is not argue, scholars think about russia's business ramos and the d's collation idea that you have reiterated, once again i is a factor that unites the entire west against russia room and the logic of that is miss phelps. i have been imposed on you by the political elites of the west zulu. got over there. i see in this logic, you asked a question, is russia ready to make a meaningful act, gesture, to of deescalate the situation was, 1st of all, you have to prove to me that it was russia,

the daughter actually escalate the situation or that russia has been doing something that goes through against her or the low is not protected by russia's her own legitimate interests or its sovereignty. so here i leave it to the west when to decide for themselves whether russia has troops in ukraine or have a heavy weaponry in ukraine. i. li, i, it's all back to the highly likely category of these cripple case than a violin case, et cetera. but when you know fact, there's no evidence to remind you of that all the time us hugh chests are they fall on deaf ears. you, you ignore all of our statements. we have let you move forever. it seems like russia has a different set of rights in the international arena,

are not the same rights as the u. k. has, according to foreign secretary trust. you mentioned sir, useful exercises in whatever rosie and her mistress said that the, the most important thing is to prevent a war and ukraine. that's why i am here. she said, others are, you know, i think that the west is trying to make a tragedy out of all the situation. although it's from outside, it looks like comedy. i think that inner time, low in some time, according to this is the western sky, which you will see that russian, the exercises with belarus will have her end will be completed and the troops will return to russia. and then there will be a lot of hubbub on that. well, actually the west sir, was successful in making russia deescalate the situation, enforcing russia's hand. but this will be, uh, uh, you skewers, go said there was a hollow words because rushes as triples always returned to bases most utter,

any military exercises. actually i read in one of the canadian grey media outlets that of the matter of ukraine. there was this canadian reporter said that they said that the ukraine or is a crutch preferred to use that the west e what's and politicians hughes you to retain. so you are also there standing government. so to speaker boost that was their ratings business. and so i think when we each, when it comes to the security issues of any country, whether it's natal ukraine, oh, woodard, of an e. you are russia, housing. and i sincerely hope that we can all act as adults and not engage in propaganda to, to try and achieve some electoral electoral outcomes that was put on stickler. now for the final question. channel one, russia, literally, i have a question to mistrust you. recently i talked you honestly as i've spoken while in

australia.