Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson branded Tucker Carlson a “traitor to journalism” as Russian strongman accused Johnson of undermining a peace deal between Moscow and Kiev in early 2016. In response, he claimed that his interview with President Vladimir Putin was “straight out of Hitler’s playbook”. War in 2022.
Boris Johnson compared his interview with President Putin to the one he had with Adolf Hitler in 1940. I have written in his column daily mail He said the interview was “straight out of Hitler’s playbook” and that Tucker Carlson served as “a tyrant’s agent, a dictator’s dictator, and a traitor to journalism”, adding: added. He got the “scoop” and betrayed viewers and listeners all over the world. ”
Mr Johnson has been one of Ukraine’s most ardent supporters since the Russian invasion in 2022, with the former British leader street name changed His honor is being praised and talked about in Ukraine. mural and painting Praising his dedication to the Ukrainian cause, he compared Putin’s actions in Ukraine to Hitler during World War II and Carlson to those who opposed U.S. involvement in the war against the Nazis.
“I pray that the American people can see through last night’s disrespectful interview. I know how much the men and women of the United States Congress were fans of Tucker Carlson, and I would like to say this: Charles Lindbergh. “Remember America First, and remember how many American members of Congress opposed going to war with Hitler in the first place,” Johnson wrote.
“Well, they were wrong then, but today’s Tucker Carlsonites are terribly wrong about Putin. To all the Republicans who are currently blocking aid to Ukraine, please, please, don’t worry about who you are. “I say, remember,” he continued.
Johnson went on to say that former President Donald Trump, who had consistently called for peace negotiations to end the war, had “switched party direction” on the issue and approved the sale, as he did in 2018. He appealed to Ukraine to continue supplying arms. Javelin anti-tank missile to Kiev.
The furious reaction came as Putin used the interview to accuse Johnson of blocking a peace deal early in the 2022 war. Mr Johnson did not explicitly rule out urging Ukrainians to leave the table, but he said: Ukrainian government officials will admit that they could not and no one, from Zelensky on down, could stop the actions of those lion-hearted Ukrainians. fight for one’s country — and nothing will happen. ”
“We must not be fooled by President Putin’s organization of lies.”
Boris slams Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin interview in Mail column
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In an interview with Tucker Carlson, the Russian strongman said that the Kremlin and Kiev were willing to sign a peace deal during negotiations in Istanbul, but then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Ukrainian side to withdraw from the negotiations and sign the deal. He claimed that he urged him to refuse. “We could have already ended hostilities caused by war a year and a half ago.”
President Putin insisted that Zelenskiy’s government would “obey Mr. Johnson’s requests and persuasion,” adding: “If Prime Minister Johnson comes, [talked Ukraine] We missed that chance. Well, you missed it. you made a mistake. “
It is not the first time Russia has accused the former British leader of prolonging a war that has killed an estimated 500,000 people since the invasion of Russia in 2022, Kremlin spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. I claimed that last year Prime Minister Boris Johnson “banned” Ukraine from agreeing to a peace deal and “demanded the continuation of hostilities against Russia.”
Zakharova’s comments came after David Arahamia, leader of President Zelenskiy’s People’s Service party in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, said that Prime Minister Johnson had asked Ukraine “not to sign anything.” . [Russia] Anyway, let’s fight anyway. ” Arakamua later Claim His comments were distorted by the Russian government, which claimed that no foreign leader could convince Ukraine to withdraw in 2022.
Zelenskiy’s allies also said that the talks in Istanbul were just an attempt to buy Ukraine military time, and that Russia’s demand that Kiev agree to a neutrality pact along lines with Finland meant that Russia’s request for accession to Ukraine He argued that it was impossible for Ukraine to agree, given the The NATO alliance was codified in Ukraine’s constitution. Furthermore, Alakamua said that Ukraine has no confidence that President Putin will abide by any terms of the agreement.
Tucker interview: Putin repeats Russia’s claim that Britain’s Boris Johnson destroyed Ukraine peace deal https://t.co/s4Y98xOuHh
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