“Today I am extending an invitation to my Russian colleague Sergei Shoigu to visit London in the coming weeks.

We are ready to discuss issues related to common security concerns and engage in a constructive dialogue in good faith," Wallace said.

Earlier, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that Russia was allegedly engaged in "justifying the invasion" of Ukraine, and called on Moscow to "meaningful negotiations."

On January 17, the head of the National Center for Nuclear Risk Reduction, Sergei Ryzhkov, said that Russian specialists plan to inspect a military facility of the British Armed Forces as part of the implementation of the 2011 Vienna Document on Confidence and Security Building Measures.