The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova reacted to Teresa May's statement that the Russian Foreign Minister is not worthy of his post. "Teresa, Lavrov is a Russian minister, not a British. And the assessment of him as a minister is given by the President of Russia.
I understand that you would like to think differently. But your Minister Boris Johnson, "Zakharova wrote on her Facebook page. Speaking in parliament on March 14, Prime Minister Teresa May said that within a week 23 Russian diplomats must leave Britain. The reason for the expulsion was the lack of a response from Russia in the case of poisoning the former GRU officer Sergei Skripal. London also announced the cessation of all official contacts between the two countries.