(PLO) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of threatening to attack him with missiles, which Russia denied.
Associated Archyde.com Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on January 30 that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to attack him with missiles during a phone call ahead of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. Russia denies the allegation.
In a radio documentary BBCMr. Johnson said that in February 2022, when he was still British Prime Minister, he had a phone call with Mr. Putin. The Russian leader asked him regarding the prospect of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and he replied that this would not happen “in the near future”.
“There was a time when he threatened me and said, ‘Boris, I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, this will only take a minute,'” Johnson said.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev (Ukraine) on August 24. Photo: REUTERS |
According to the former British Prime Minister, it was a “very long” and “most unusual” call from Russia following his visit to Kiev.
In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that what Mr Johnson said was “a lie”, according to the radio RT.
“When talking regarding the challenges facing Russia’s security, President Putin remarked that if Ukraine joined NATO, any missile from the US and NATO might reach Moscow in just a few minutes,” Peskov explained. .
The spokesman questioned whether Mr Johnson was intentionally lying or “simply did not understand what President Putin was talking regarding”.
Theo Archyde.com, while in office, Mr. Johnson frequently sought to position Britain as Kiev’s top ally in the West. He visited Ukraine several times and maintained a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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