Mr Johnson will become the first minister on a mission to Russia in five years Alessandro Bianchi/ReutersBoris Johnson will travel to Moscow in the next few weeks to discuss Anglo-Russian relations and the conflict in Syria, the Foreign Office has announced. The foreign secretary’s visit, the first official trip to Russia by a UK minister in five years, will uphold an “engage but beware” attitude towards the Kremlin. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the UK “will engage with Russia where it is in our national interest to do so”, but that the trip did not signal a shift in policy towards Moscow. Mr Johnson will meet his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to discuss issues involving Syria and Ukraine, “where we continue to have significant differences”. The announcement comes just days after Mr Johnson demanded Russia return Crimea to Ukraine during a…

Source: The Times March 04, 2017 12:00 UTC