Russian Minister Says UK-Russia Ties "Close To Zero"
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"Unfortunately, the level of our cooperation is close to zero and about to cross the zero meridian and go into negative, which is undesirable," Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies.
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday Moscow's ties with London were at a low point as he met with UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for rare talks amid soaring tensions over Ukraine.
"Unfortunately, the level of our cooperation is close to zero and about to cross the zero meridian and go into negative, which is undesirable," Shoigu said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies.
He said he hoped for talks "without any escalation and raising the temperature even higher" in relations between Russia and the NATO bloc.
Shoigu also accused the West of "gorging" Ukraine with weapons.
