The British Foreign Office called the new concept of Russian foreign policy April Fool’s Day

The UK Foreign Office on its Twitter likened the Russian Federation’s foreign policy concept endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to an April Fool’s joke.

“April Fool’s Day tomorrow,” read an August 31 entry from the UK Foreign Office.

This is how British diplomats commented on the screenshot of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the parameters of the new concept of Russia’s foreign policy, which states that it is “peaceful, open, predictable, coherent and pragmatic” and based on international law.

Earlier, the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, Konstantin Kosachev, explained that the approval of the updated concept of the Russian Federation’s foreign policy means that the country’s foreign policy leaders have a clear idea of ​​​​the how to act in a rapidly changing geopolitical context. situation. According to him, this document will form the basis of Russia’s actions in the medium and long term.