Johnson was in Moscow on Friday to engage with Russian officials on global issues such as Syria and North Korea but also to warn them over election interference. In public comments before the talks, Lavrov chided Johnson for his public criticism of Russia and said the miserable state of bilateral relations was London’s fault. After lunch with Lavrov, Johnson later laid flowers at a memorial to the murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and met with a group of civil society activists. Boris Johnson tells Russia: we will retaliate against cyber-attacks Read moreJohnson has twice previously this year cancelled trips to Moscow at the last minute. Johnson confirmed that British and Russian police are already cooperating on potential security issues, and said he hoped Russia and England would meet in the final.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2017 09:27 UTC