Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected a British journalist to switch English in a conversation and pointed out that the Russians were among the official UN languages along with English.
In a press conference, at the end of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sky News reporter asked the Russian Minister a question and asked the answer in English.
Lavrov noted that they were in the United Nations building, where the Russians were recognized as the official language in English, and expressed their appreciation for the right and ability to apply this language.
Before that, the Russian Federation Minister react The statement of US President Donald Trump, who previously compared to Russia, Tiger Paper Tiger, called such a statement with an example of public diplomacy.
