<p>Russia on Thursday said Britain has "never known such a disgrace as prime minister" after Liz Truss resigned as UK leader just weeks into her time in office.</p>.<p>"The catastrophic ignorance and the queen's funeral immediately after her audience with Liz Truss will be remembered," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Telegram.</p>.<p>"Britain has never known such a disgrace as prime minister."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/uk-stocks-rally-before-dropping-as-prime-minister-liz-truss-resigns-1155343.html" target="_blank">UK stocks rally before dropping as Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns</a></strong></p>.<p>Relations between Moscow and London have deteriorated for years, over issues such as the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy in Salisbury. They have reached record lows since Moscow's offensive in Ukraine.</p>.<p>The UK is one of Kyiv's staunchest supporters and Russia considers it as one of the most unfriendly Western countries.</p>.<p>Truss visited Russia as Foreign Secretary in February, just two weeks before President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine.</p>.<p>In a strained meeting with counterpart Sergei Lavrov, she confused two regions of Russia with regions of Ukraine.</p>
<p>Russia on Thursday said Britain has "never known such a disgrace as prime minister" after Liz Truss resigned as UK leader just weeks into her time in office.</p>.<p>"The catastrophic ignorance and the queen's funeral immediately after her audience with Liz Truss will be remembered," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Telegram.</p>.<p>"Britain has never known such a disgrace as prime minister."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/uk-stocks-rally-before-dropping-as-prime-minister-liz-truss-resigns-1155343.html" target="_blank">UK stocks rally before dropping as Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns</a></strong></p>.<p>Relations between Moscow and London have deteriorated for years, over issues such as the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy in Salisbury. They have reached record lows since Moscow's offensive in Ukraine.</p>.<p>The UK is one of Kyiv's staunchest supporters and Russia considers it as one of the most unfriendly Western countries.</p>.<p>Truss visited Russia as Foreign Secretary in February, just two weeks before President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine.</p>.<p>In a strained meeting with counterpart Sergei Lavrov, she confused two regions of Russia with regions of Ukraine.</p>