NEW YORK (Dagbladet): Johnson visited Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyj earlier in April. The two walked around the streets of Kyiv together.
The British Prime Minister is now visiting India. At a news conference on Friday, he was asked whether Putin was still in a position to win the war despite strategic mistakes, and whether the war could last until the end of 2023, according to Business Insider.
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– The sad thing is that it is a realistic possibility, says Johnson and adds:
– Putin has a huge army. He is in a very difficult political situation because he made a catastrophic mistake. The only option he really has now is to continue to use his disgusting, grinding approach – led by the artillery – and try to sharpen the Ukrainians. He is also very close to securing a farm in Mariupol.
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– Military superiority
The British Prime Minister still sees the situation as “unpredictable”. At the same time, he pays tribute to the resistance of the Ukrainians.
“No matter what military superiority Vladimir Putin may be able to bring about in the coming months – and I agree that it may take a long time – he will not be able to overcome the spirit of the Ukrainian people,” Johnson said. and adds:
– It’s just an observable fact. On the contrary, what he does every day strengthens and strengthens the will to resist the people of Ukraine.
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Predict victory
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Sjmyhal, is visiting US President Joe Biden and Foreign Minister Antony Blinken. He does not share Johnson’s pessimism and says he is confident that Ukraine will win the war, according to CNN.
“After this visit, I am sure that Ukraine will win in the next few days, weeks and months, and have an absolutely perfect reconstruction plan,” says Sjmyhal.
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Defense agreement
During the visit to India, India and the United Kingdom signed a new and expanded agreement on defense and security cooperation, Johnson states, according to NTB. Russia is today India’s largest arms supplier, and India is Russia’s largest buyer of arms and military equipment. India also imports Russian oil and has refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Despite all the uncertainty surrounding Ukraine, Johnson now also warns that Britain will reopen its embassy in the country’s capital Kyiv.
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Partygate
The British Prime Minister is himself under heavy political pressure at home after the so-called partygate scandal.
Johnson and others in his circle attended parties with high alcohol consumption during the pandemic, while other Britons were not even allowed to meet their loved ones. Last week, Johnson was fined £ 50 for attending a party at the Prime Minister’s residence in June 2020.
British parliamentarians have also decided to launch an inquiry into whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied about whether he had broken the corona rules.
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