Russia's Lavrov dubs UK's Williamson 'minister of war'


  • World
  • Saturday, 16 Feb 2019

British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson speaks during the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

MUNICH (Reuters) - A day after British Defence Minister Gavin Williamson accused Moscow of "trying to goad the West" in a bellicose speech, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called him Britain's minister of war.

Williamson, addressing the Munich Security Conference on Friday, accused Russia of "illegal activity" on land and at sea, and called on Moscow to reset its relationship with Western countries through dialogue.

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