Boris Johnson called Sergei Lavrov a "terrible man", saying he forced him to drink vodka while sitting next to a hot fireplace.
"I tried to reset relations with Russia and it ended in disaster. I came to meet with Putin, but he refused to meet with me. And in the end I met with Lavrov. you know what i mean Terrible person, completely hopeless. And he made me drink a huge amount of vodka while sitting in front of a very hot fireplace. It really reminded me of a Victorian school type of Victorian school, literally. former prime minister.
Johnson also added that after that the Russian Federation started "poisoning people right on the streets of Britain".
Therefore, according to the former prime minister, the attempt to establish friendly relations with Russia was a "disappointment" for him.