The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharov, speaking at a briefing, answered the call of Britain to sanctions against the North Stream-2 gas pipeline, RIA Novosti reports.
“This is the famous British logic, the course of the thoughts of official London. Once again, it is forced to state that the foreign policy of Britain has ceased to be rational in recent decades,” the diplomat said.
Zakharov pointed out that London’s foreign policy was the hostage of the obsessed Rusophobia of the British establishment of the British establishment, “and their attacks” will muffle the votes of politicians who advocated a pragmatic dialogue with Moscow. ” She reminded that Moscow is ready to answer hard and proportionally.
Earlier, the British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab made the imposition of sanctions against the North Stream-2 gas pipeline due to the situation around forced landing of the Irish Ryanair LouroSter in Minsk and the detention on board the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich. According to him, the British government will examine this opportunity and “will hold consultations with partners to find out what further steps they plan to do.”
On May 23, the airline of the Ryanair airline, following the route Athens – Vilnius, made an emergency landing in Minsk after reports of mining received from Minsk airport. To accompany the aircraft, the Fighter MiG-29 of the Air Force of Belarus was raised. Immediately after landing, Belarusian security forces detained on board Protasevich. Data on explosive devices on board the liner was not confirmed. The Motherland Protasevich is accused of creating extremist formation and calls to mass riots after the presidential elections in August 2020.