Comparing Russia with Nazi Germany is wrong. Such assimilation is "insulting and unacceptable," convinced the presidential administration. The fact that the head of the Foreign Office Boris Johnson allows himself such sayings, does not do him the honor. "Absolutely disgusting statement, it does not fit the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, any country," RIA Novosti quoted a statement by Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian President.. The same opinion is shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. "If with the poisoning of the Violins there is no clarity due to the refusal of the UK to provide information, then things are different with Boris Johnson: it is obvious that he is poisoned by the poison of hatred and anger, unprofessionalism and therefore rudeness," said official representative of the agency Maria Zakharova. On Smolensk Square, they stressed that such parallels are unworthy of the head of the diplomacy of the European state. Russia "gave away millions of lives in the fight against Nazism," and Johnson probably so poorly studied at school that he did not know this. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for International Affairs Alexey Chepa suggested that the British minister turn to a psychiatrist. "If there are no good hospitals in England, then we have them," the parliamentarian. Scandalous phrase, which caused quite understandable indignation in Moscow, the British official said the day before. "Putin is going to use it (World Cup soccer), as Hitler used the Olympic Games of 1936. As a PR move to camouflage human rights violations, "MP from the Labor Party Jan Austin said at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on international affairs. Johnson agreed with his fellow party member. "Yes, I think the comparison with 1936 is absolutely correct," he said.. The minister admitted that he "thought a lot" about this and came to the conclusion:

"This is a nauseating prospect - to think that Putin is using this sporting event in order to become famous". In London, they fear for the safety of English fans who will come to the World Cup in Russia in the summer. However, the authorities of the United Kingdom do not want to punish the players of the national team and fans with a boycott of the tournament. Instead, they want to discuss with the Russian authorities the security guarantees of British fans who are going to go on a football holiday.