Better Ukraine would fall: Johnson criticized the EU leaders for the reaction to the invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine
According to Boris Johnson, before uniting, Western politicians adhered to various thoughts on the prospects of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Yes, in Germany they tried to be guided by economic considerations. "At some point, the Germans believed that if it happened that it would become a disaster, it would be better if it all ended quickly and Ukraine fell," said a British politician to reporters. Johnson stressed that he did not share the position of his German colleagues and called it "pernicious.
" At the same time, the former Prime Minister admitted that he could understand the motives of such statements. He also mentioned that shortly after the invasion of Germany began to look for ways to refuse the energy resources of the Russian Federation. The former head of the British government noted that French politicians "had been denied" the possibility of a full -scale war in Europe until the last moment.
French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Kremlin shortly before February 24, trying to persuade Vladimir Putin to abandon the idea of fascination with Ukraine. After a while, the head of the French military intelligence, General Eric Vido was resigned because he "could not predict" the invasion. In addition, Johnson expressed his dissatisfaction with Italy's reaction to warning about the future war.
The UK expression recalls that the Italian government did not initially divide his views on the situation, arguing that it was dependent on Russian energy. "After all my anxiety . . . I pay tribute to the EU. They were united. The sanctions were tough," Boris Johnson said. Recall that Boris Johnson is going to spend more time in the US. The politician intends to fight for the support of Ukraine by the United States is two -party.