Boris Johnson says Trump presidency would have prevented Ukraine invasion
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that Donald Trump's presidency would have prevented Russia from invading Ukraine in 2022.
Johnson said that Ukraine’s resistance is “absolutely existential for freedom and democracy” and the Eastern European country’s fall would be an “absolute catastrophe.” He then stated that Trump “understands that.”
"I don't think that he will want to go down in history as the guy who launched his second presidential term not by making America great but by making the Soviet Union great again," Johnson said in an interview with The Telegraph published on Thursday.
The ex-president, who has voiced skepticism of U.S. aid to Ukraine, has repeatedly mentioned on the campaign trail that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if he was the commander-in-chief. Since Russia first attacked Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S. has provided around $60 billion in military assistance to the war-torn country.
The former president met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week in New York. Before the sit-down, Trump told reporters he could broker a deal to end the war "very quickly."
“We’re going to work very much with both parties to try and get this settled,” Trump said.
“We have a very good relationship, and I also have a very good relationship — as you know — with President Putin. And I think if we win, I think we’re going to get it resolved very quickly,” the GOP nominee added before Zelensky chimed in and said “I hope we have more good relations,”
“I think that we can work out something that’s good for both sides,” Trump said. “It’s time. By the way, the president [Zelensky] knows that too. He wants to get something done. He doesn’t want to do this.”
Johnson praised Trump's unpredictability during the wide-ranging interview and said he spoke with the GOP nominee "quite recently."
“One of the virtues of Trump is his sheer unpredictability,” Johnson said. “That’s one of the reasons why I look at how he actually behaved on foreign affairs and I contrast it with what people say about him.”
“He expelled 60 Russian spies [after the Salisbury poisonings],” he continued. “He was much tougher on Syria than the Democrat administrations. He was tougher on the IRGC [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] and then he gave the Ukrainians the Javelin missile.”
Date: | |
Tag: | Ukraine |
Topics
-
World - The Guardian
Boris Johnson insists he would have won July election in new book
Former PM’s memoir Unleashed argues he was victim of ‘witch-hunt’ and lockdown parties broke no rules. Boris Johnson has insisted he would have won another election if he had not been forced from ...11 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Boris Johnson: Netanyahu may have bugged my bathroom
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson alleged in an interview with The Telegraph that his staff found a "listening device" in his personal bathroom after Israeli Prime Minister ...3 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Unleashed by Boris Johnson review – memoirs of a clown
All the fancy verbiage in the world cannot disguise the emptiness at the heart of this self-serving, solipsistic book. Written once their authors have lost power, most prime ministerial memoirs try ...8 hours ago -
World - ABC News
Kosovo's leader says Russia prevailing in Ukraine would threaten 25 years of peace in the Balkans
Kosovo's prime minister says that the Balkan region has enjoyed the greatest degree of peace, freedom and democracy in its history in the past 25 years7 hours ago - Ukraine -
Top stories - The New York Times
Trump Says He Would Try Again to Revoke Haitian Immigrants’ Protections
He again disparaged Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and said he would end their legal status in the country and send them back. His first attempt to do that failed.12 hours ago - Donald Trump -
Top stories - CBS News
Trump-backed mass deportations would cost billions, report says
Former President Donald Trump has long shared plans for mass deportations if he returns to office, but how much would that cost? A new report from the American Immigration Council has some ...4 hours ago - Donald Trump -
Tech - GameSpot
Documentary Shows Stalker 2 Is "An Element Of Resistance" Amid Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it threw the entire country into chaos. Missiles fell on Ukrainian cities and Russian soldiers pushed over its borders. For developers at Ukrainian ...14 hours ago - Ukraine -
Top stories - BBC News
BBC Boris Johnson interview cancelled after Kuenssberg message error
The presenter's scheduled interview with Johnson was pulled after she accidentally sent him her notes.18 hours ago
More from The Hill
-
Politics - The Hill
Trump on Melania's abortion rights comment: 'You have to stick with your heart'
Former President Trump said in an interview that he told Melania Trump that she's "got to write what you believe" regarding her apparent pro-choice stance on abortion in her memoir that's set to ...47 minutes ago - Donald Trump -
Politics - The Hill
Trump slams Biden for saying Israel shouldn't target Iranian nuclear sites: 'The craziest thing I've ever heard'
Former President Trump slammed President Biden for saying that Israel should not target Iranian nuclear sites, arguing the commander-in-chief's remark was "not the right answer." “I mean, that's ...55 minutes ago - Joe Biden -
Politics - The Hill
Kim Kardashian advocates for release of Menendez brothers in personal essay
Reality star mogul Kim Kardashian said in a personal essay published by NBC News on Thursday that the court case of the Menendez brothers, who were charged with first-degree murder in the 90s in ...1 hour ago -
Politics - The Hill
Biden declares ‘collective bargaining works’ after deal struck
President Biden on Thursday hailed the agreement made between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) to end the port strike, arguing that ...3 hours ago - Joe Biden -
Politics - The Hill
Liz Cheney makes case for Harris in Wisconsin
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) made a campaign appearance Thursday in Ripon, Wis., known as the birthplace of the Republican Party, with Vice President Harris, a pairing of a former House GOP ...3 hours ago - Kamala Harris