“We are not talking about giving up territories”: a political scientist explained Johnson’s article on peace in Ukraine

“There is no talk of giving up territories”: political scientist explains Johnson's article on peace in Ukraine Dzvenislava Moshovskaya

Boris Johnson after meeting with Donald Trump unveiled a plan to end the war in Ukraine. Certain points there are contradictory, because neither Ukraine nor Russia will probably agree to them.

Political scientist Vladimir Fesenko told 24 Channel that it is very important to correctly interpret what Boris Johnson wrote on resolving the situation in Ukraine. He noted that some people misunderstood his column. punishment for Russian war crimes,” Fesenko said.

The main thing from Johnson’s statement

According to Fesenko, the key thesis in Boris Johnson’s column is the need to force Russia to peace by force. Michael Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, also agrees with this in his statements.

Boris Johnson says that it is necessary to push back Russian troops at least until the borders of 2022. He calls for increased military assistance to Ukraine, which is the first step, and after that there should be negotiations,” the political scientist explained.

He noted that the former prime minister the UK minister is not calling for negotiations on Russian terms or giving up territories.

If Donald Trump becomes president, it will be important to convince him that support for Ukraine should be strengthened, not reduced. Vladimir Fesenko added that only under such conditions will negotiations with Russia be possible.