boris johnsonsaid the former British prime minister, the Russian president Vladimir Putin In a phone call shortly before the invasion of Ukraine, he threatened him with a missile attack.
What happened: In his BBC 2 three-part documentary ‘Putin vs. the West’, which covers the conflict in Ukraine, Mr Johnson said the Russian leader had threatened him with a missile attack over an ‘unusual’ phone call.
“At one point he threatened me and said, ‘Boris, I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile it will be over in a minute.’ Jolie,” Johnson said, according to the BBC. reported.
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“But from the very relaxed tone he was taking, the sort of detached air he seemed to have, that he was just playing along with my attempts to get him to negotiate. think.”
The ex-British prime minister added that he did not see Putin’s remarks as a threat and instead supported the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
In a phone call, Johnson warned Putin that the West would impose tougher sanctions. Moscow aggression and its support Nato will increase if any Kyiv I was far from being a member.
Johnson also tried to dissuade Putin by saying that Ukraine would not join NATO “for the time being”, but the Russian president seemed unconvinced, saying, “Boris, you don’t want Ukraine to join NATO any time soon.” You say you won’t… will it be soon?”
The documentary is set to air on Monday and will reveal details of the lengthy phone conversation between Putin and Johnson.
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