According to her, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss herself commented on her mistake about the Voronezh and Rostov regions, saying that she confused Russia and Ukraine.

“The main thing is that this simply does not happen again, because they talk about Ukraine so often, and they so often recommend Russia what to do on its territory, that such mistakes can become simply fatal for them,” TASS quoted Zakharova as saying on air. program "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov" on the TV channel "Russia 1".

Truss previously confirmed that she recognizes Russian sovereignty over the Voronezh and Rostov regions, which she previously considered Ukrainian regions.

Prior to this, according to the media, citing sources, Liz Truss, during negotiations with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, initially refused to recognize Russia's sovereignty over the Rostov and Voronezh regions.