Boris Johnson told ‘a lie’ over Putin missile attack claims, says Kremlin
The former prime minister alleged that the Russian President appeared to threaten him in the days before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The former prime minister alleged that the Russian President appeared to threaten him in the days before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian president reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’.
The former PM quickly corrected himself, saying he meant Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russian president Vladimir Putin said he was "not bluffing" as he issued a threat to use nuclear weapons to protect his country.
The Russian president claimed he is in "no rush" to take the Donbas region, adding that only volunteer soldiers were deployed to fight in Ukraine.
"If only!", one person said in response.
He had been critical of Russia's war with Ukraine, with the Lukoil board recently calling for the conflict to end as soon as possible.
“Those 50 seconds that Erdoğan made Putin wait, looking frazzled in front of cameras say plenty of how much has changed after Ukraine."
"Bernie Ecclestone was the most infuriating, embarrassing, cringeworthy interview I’ve seen. How was the fool allowed airtime?"
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