No normalisation in relations yet, PM Johnson tells Russia's Putin


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  • Monday, 20 Jan 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attend the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday there would be no normalisation of the two countries' relations until Moscow ends its "destabilising activity" that threatens security.

A spokeswoman from Johnson's Downing Street office said the prime minister met Putin on the sidelines of a summit on Libya in Berlin, where the two discussed the need to address security issues in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

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