Boris Johnson will travel to Moscow for "high-level talks" with his Russian counterpart, it has been announced.
The Foreign Office said Mr Johnson would visit Sergey Lavrov in the coming weeks - the first visit from a UK foreign secretary in more than five years.
His visit is described by Whitehall sources as part of a new policy of "guarded engagement" with Vladimir Putin's regime.
But he faced criticism from MPs, who said Russia should remain isolated following its intervention in Syria.
Discussions would be "robust" on the issues of Russian intervention in Ukraine and Syria, and there would be no lifting of sanctions, according to the FCO.
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