Only days before, the Government had been given something like cover for a policy change, when the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee published its report on relations with Russia. While there was a generous amount of Cold War sabre-rattling, the bottom line was that attempts to isolate Russia had been counterproductive and that it was high time for the UK to re-engage or risk being left out on a limb. The report can now be cited to rebuff any objections that MPs or the Foreign Office might make.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/boris-johnson-russia-visit-syria-crimea-policy-u-turn-a7621366.htmlНадоели британцам санкции, решили что надо что-то делать и начинать дружить снова.