The prime minister remained resolutely unsmiling as she shook hands with the Russian president yesterday before talks lasting more than an hour. Hours after the Russian president declared liberalism obsolete, Mrs May vowed to “unequivocally defend liberal democracy”. She also demanded that the two military intelligence officials accused of the poisonings be brought to justice and criticised Russia’s “hostile interventions” around the world. Theresa May was stony-faced in Osaka as she greeted President Putin in their first full meeting since the Salisbury attack STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PAFor the first 40 minutes the pair met one to one, with only two interpreters in the room. It was in this period that Mrs May raised Salisbury.…

Source: The Times June 28, 2019 11:06 UTC