British foreign minister Johnson to visit Moscow on Dec. 22

MOSCOW – British foreign minister Boris Johnson will visit Moscow on Dec. 22 and hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during his trip, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The British government announced in October that Johnson would travel to Moscow later this year—the first visit to Russia by a British foreign minister in five years—to discuss international security issues.

The date and details of his visit have not been previously reported.