The Russian President, Vladimir Putin said this Wednesday (7th) that the way the UK chooses its leaders is “far from democratic”, the day after Liz Truss replace Boris Johnson as prime minister.
In his first public comments on Truss’s nomination, Putin highlighted the fact that she was chosen in a leadership vote by members of his Conservative Party, not the entire country.
“The people of Great Britain do not participate, in this case, in the change of government. The ruling elites there have their arrangements,” he told an economic forum in Vladivostok.
Asked about the prospects for ties with the UK, Putin said: “We know the position of conservatives on these issues, including relations with Russia. It is up to them how to build relations with the Russian Federation.”
“Our business is to defend our own interests and we will do that consistently, so that no one has any doubts about it.”
In her previous role as foreign secretary, Truss angered Moscow with comments seen as Russophobic and vocal support for Ukraine. Russian politicians and media reacted with criticism and mockery to her appointment.
(Editor: William Maclean)
Source: CNN Brasil
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