Johnson called Putin's claims that he allegedly prevented Ukraine from reaching a peace agreement "nonsense"
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Former Primeof the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that he was the one who allegedly persuaded Ukraine to reject a peace agreement during the 2022 negotiations in Istanbul “nonsense.”
Johnson made these remarks during the presentation of his book *No Chains* in Kyiv.
He emphasized that in the first months of the full-scale invasion, the decision to continue fighting was made by the Ukrainians themselves. According to Johnson, no Western leader could force Ukraine to continue or cease its resistance against Russia.
There was no Western leader who could have stopped Ukraine. No one could stop the Ukrainians
Boris Johnsonformer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Johnson also spoke about his stance during meetings with Ukrainian leaders. He noted that the United Kingdom supported Ukraine but could not make decisions on its behalf.
“We love you, but we cannot be more Ukrainian than the Ukrainians themselves. You must do what you must do for your country. If you want to fight, we will, of course, support you in every way we can.”
Boris Johnsonformer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
According to Johnson, the claim that his intervention was the reason the war continued is part of Russian propaganda.
As a reminder, in an earlier interview with the School of War Podcast, Johnson called Russian claims about his role in the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine “complete and utter nonsense.”
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Yaroslav Romanyuk photojournalist
All materialsHe is a student in the School of Journalism at the Boris Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University.