British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that official London does not recognize the annexation of the Ukrainian Peninsula by the Russian Federation Crimea.

The corresponding statement was made at the banquet of the Lord Mayor of the City in the British capital, writes Sky News.

"We insist on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all European countries and refuse to recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia," said the head of the British Foreign Ministry.

In his speech, Johnson also criticized the Labor leader Jeremy Corbin, who at the weekend excluded the push of a nuclear button, the murder of the leader of the Islamic state, and also said that if he wins the upcoming parliamentary elections he intends to stop air strikes in Syria.

"We supported the US actions against the killing of innocent people using chemical weapons in Syria. We will work to bring to justice those who committed it, "the British Foreign Minister said..

As reported by the "Observer", in late March, Johnson canceled his visit to Moscow.

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