Piontkovsky on Johnson's resignation/Channel 24 collage British Minister Boris Johnson on July 7 announced that he was leaving his post. He did not want to do this, but the day before, in protest against Johnson, more than 50 ministers and officials of the British government resigned. Ukraine will not change
Boris Johnson is a great friend of Ukraine, who will be remembered by everyone for the powerful support of our state in the war with Russia. What will be the further position of the UK in this remains in question, however, it is likely that there will be no significant changes in Britain's support for Ukraine. Russian publicist Andrei Piontkovsky told Channel 24 about this.
He explained that Foreign Secretary Liz Traas and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace were the most likely candidates for the premiership. They are also well known to Ukrainians as reliable partner friends who came to Kyiv during the war. “You know them very well, they are no less ardent supporters of Ukraine than Boris Johnson,” says Piontkovsky.
The publicist is convinced that the motives for Johnson's resignation have nothing to do with Ukraine yet, because Britain's support is great, like no other country in the world.
For the British, this is a romantic return to their historical youth. For them, Ukraine 2022, which is fighting Putin one on one, is a historical remake of England in 1940, fighting Hitler one on one. In this sense, nothing will change, Piontkovsky believes.
Politicians do not understand what they are doing
In his opinion, the resignation of Boris Johnson demonstrates the pettiness of politicians who do not understand the scale of what is happening, because now the fate of the world, the fate of the 21st century, is being decided in Ukraine. Against this background, the crimes that Johnson is accused of, like partying during a pandemic and lobbying a third-rate member of the House of Commons, who is accused of sexual harassment, look pointless.
live, what is happening now and what a huge role Johnson played and continues to play in this. He mobilized the whole world, “said the publicist.
Piontkovsky noted that he lives in Washington – the center of a tense struggle between such friends of Ukraine as Blinken and Austin and the pro-Putin camp, which is still represented in the administration. This struggle within the United States has been going on for more than a year, and Johnson also played a huge role in it.
Therefore, according to Piontkovsky, the fact that Johnson was forced to resign now is the same as if the British Churchill would have been sacked in 1940 because of alcoholism. After all, he always drank a lot, especially during the most acute period of the battle for England.
They do not understand that the battle for Ukraine, which is now going on, is also a battle for Britain, for Europe , for the United States and the entire civilized world. At this time, they are engaged in some kind of stupid showdown, removing an outstanding charismatic figure, – Andriy Piontkovsky believes.
As a result, the publicist said that Johnson helped mobilize Ukrainian society and became a pledge of Western support for Ukraine. Nevertheless, you should not be upset, because the UK will also support Ukraine, and Johnson will always be an influential politician and leader.
