The Russian ambassador said that the economic situation in Britain is “worse than ever”

“The economy (the situation) is nowhere worse,” TASS quoted him as saying. 

He drew attention to the fact that new economic articles appear in the British media every day. 

In his opinion, several factors are affecting the UK economy, including Brexit and the pandemic. 

“The government, the politicians here are taking care of Ukraine, and [regarding] the rest, movement is just beginning when the prime minister has somewhat begun to shift his attention to the economy,” Kelin said.

Earlier, The Times newspaper wrote that the increase in world fuel prices led to record inflation rates in the UK over the past 40 years.