Boris Johnson wants Britain to send troops to defend Ukraine against 'Hitler' Putin
Boris Johnson says the world's collective security will be degraded if Ukraine lose to Russia
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Boris Johnson has called for British troops to defend Ukraine’s borders as part of any ceasefire deal.
The former Prime Minister said that peace-keeping responsibilities should be given to a multinational group of European countries, moments before likening Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler.
Johnson told The Telegraph: “I don’t think we should be sending in combat troops to take on the Russians.
“But I think as part of the solution, as part of the end state, you’re going to want to have multinational European peace-keeping forces monitoring the border [and] helping the Ukrainians.
Boris Johnson has called for British troops to defend Ukraine’s borders as part of any ceasefire deal
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“I cannot see that such a European operation could possibly happen without the British.”
Johnson also said that Western nations should be transparent about any security or funding guarantees offered to Ukraine as part of the deal.
Johnson put forward the possibility of Ukraine joining Nato - with the treaty binding all members to defend one another if they are attacked.
“The only thing that really works is a Nato Article 5 guarantee that has kept the peace in Europe for 80 years," he said.
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Johnson was Prime Minister when the war kicked off in February 2022
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“It’s the reason the Baltic states are in Nato. It’s the reason that the Poles, Hungarians, Czechs, Finns and the Swedes are now in Nato.”
Speaking to The Telegraph yesterday, Johnson also likened Putin to Germany's World War Two leader, stating that his rhetoric about protecting Ukraine and Russia is "straight out of Hitler's playbook".
"And as with Hitler, unless he is resisted, it will get worse," the former Prime Minister claimed.
Yesterday, Zelensky spoke with Sir Keir Starmer as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s power grid ahead of a potentially gruelling winter.
Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walk at Kyiv's 'Maidan' Independence Square
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He said the latest attack by Putin is yet another act of Russian air terror targeting Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, involving over 90 missiles and nearly 100 drones”.
One million homes have lost power in the war-torn nation, according to Ukrainian officials.
However, many member states remain nervous about the prospect of letting Kyiv join in fear of retaliation from Russia, with Moscow being adamant that Ukraine stays out of the 32-member military alliance.
As Donald Trump’s inauguration draws closer, the end to the war in Ukraine could also be on the horizon.
The President-elect has said he would end the war in a day, though he is yet to provide details as to how.
Yesterday, Putin praised the “intelligent” Trump and said Moscow was open to engage in a dialogue with the US.
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