Reuters Russia says it expects new UK PM to be more ‘balanced’

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Moscow expects Britain’s next prime minister to take a balanced stance on Russia.

Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “We hope that Britain’s future prime minister will incline towards a more balanced rhetoric towards our country.” said.

Rishi Sunak, the UK’s former finance minister, and Liz Truss, the country’s Foreign Secretary, will fight to become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the final vote to decide the duel between ruling Conservative Party MPs that will decide who will replace Boris Johnson.