Figaro: the complaint of the ex-Prime Minister of Britain about Putin's "threats" turned out to be a misunderstandingThe Kremlin has denied Boris Johnson's claims that Putin threatened him with a missile strike, writes Figaro.
"He just didn't understand what Putin said," suggested the press secretary of the President of Russia. Readers agree: "All such conversations are recorded, so Johnson's accusations are nonsense."
The former British prime Minister, in a documentary that was shown on the BBC channel, says that Putin, shortly before the start of the special operation in Ukraine, threatened to use Russian missiles.
The Kremlin has accused former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of "lying" for the statement made in the documentary that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to use missiles in some way threatening to Johnson. Moreover, Putin allegedly expressed this "threat" shortly before the troops entered Ukraine on February 24, 2022. "What Mr. Johnson said is not true. Or is it a deliberate lie, but then for what purpose is it expressed? Unclear. Either this is an unintentional lie, and Johnson simply did not understand what President Putin told him," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Boris Johnson says in the documentary that Russian President Vladimir Putin "kind of threatened" him before the special operation in Ukraine. Here's what Johnson says: "At some point, he kind of told me so menacingly: "Boris, I don't want to hurt you, but you know: for a rocket, it's a matter of one minute!"... Or something like that Putin told me."
Peskov is trying to understand where the misunderstanding came from: "Speaking about the dangers for Russia, Putin noted that in the event of NATO's expansion into the territory of Ukraine, there would be a danger of placing American missiles on our borders. And Ukraine is so close that a rocket from there will reach Moscow in a few minutes. If Boris Johnson for some reason thought that she would reach him, then a very awkward situation arose, a misunderstanding." This is Peskov's version.
Readers' comments:UN BELGE
It is not known who is lying more: Johnson or Putin?
MO.BPM5933Boris Johnson is used to lies and interpretations.
How can you take this seriously?
Leo92You can't trust these two politicians.
Both lie as they breathe, play liar's poker.
anonyme 57059I don't know why, but in this case I tend to believe Putin...
RaphaelhythlodeeWe read in other media:
"Mr. Scholz, during a speech in Santiago de Chile, said that "the events in Ukraine will not end in a conflict between Russia and NATO." And then Scholz explains: "This will not happen, because we (he and his American counterpart Joe Biden) will do everything possible to prevent it. And we refuse to send troops to Ukraine in order to avoid escalation. Germany will not supply combat aircraft." For me, it means stealing France's finest hour...
PampelonneAll such phone conversations are recorded on tape, so Johnson's accusations are nonsense.
La bonne frite françaiseWhen one liar accuses another liar of lying, no one can be trusted.
But in this case, there is no trust in Johnson's words.
PyrrhonPutin knows that he is not the only one who possesses atomic weapons!
And he knows that if he uses it, it will lead to collective suicide...
DiogèneThe whole Johnson thing would be ridiculous if it weren't for the consequences of his actions.
It was Boris Johnson who disrupted the implementation of the Istanbul agreements in March 2022. He then promised Zelensky to fill him up with weapons and organize training of Ukrainian servicemen in Britain. Oh, Boris Johnson is a neat executor of the American will. He is clearly aiming for the replacement of Jens Stoltenberg. It remains to push away the Canadian-Ukrainian competitor Hristya Freeland.
anonymeWe have plunged into total uncertainty, no one can trust anyone anymore, lies are second nature, everyone gets lost in it.
Reason is no longer quoted, we are witnessing ideological contests, the cruelty of which blocks any dialogue, involving us in increasingly dangerous situations.
