British Lords attend Russian Ambassador’s party in London
Two British lords, Richard Balfe and Robert Skidelsky, attended a party in London organized by Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin, reports Evropeiska Pravda.
According to Yevropeiska Pravda, this was reported by The Guardian.
The party was held on June 12 on the occasion of Russia Day. It was attended by 50 people in total, including Russian embassy officials, foreign diplomats, and several Britons.
Kelly gave a speech at the event in which he tried to justify his country’s invasion of Ukraine.
In particular, he stated that “in order to develop normally, Russia must first deal with significant threats to its security.”
The ambassador also accused Britain of a “major strategic miscalculation” due to its confrontational approach to Moscow.
Lord Balfe confirmed to the Guardian that he attended the event, where he said he had a brief conversation with the Russian military attaché.
According to him, he believes that the war will end in negotiations, and Ukraine will give up part of its territory to Russia.
Balfe called Ukraine a “broken state” that was allegedly “put together by Stalin and Churchill at the end of World War II.”
He added that he believes that “Crimea is definitely Russian” and that Moscow allegedly has legitimate claims to Donetsk and Luhansk.
Balfe believes that the talks should focus on a land corridor to Crimea.
Skidelsky said that he opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but came to the party of the Russian ambassador because he “wanted to show his respect and affection for the Russian people on their national day, especially under these circumstances.”
He was a member of the Board of Directors of RussNeft from 2016 to 2021. Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, Skidelsky wrote a letter condemning the move, but also asking “why the West did not promise that NATO would not expand eastward and include Ukraine.”
