London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson claims the newly elected Trump won’t embarrass himself and allow Putin to win the Ukraine war.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that he believes Donald Trump will not embarrass himself by letting Vladimir Putin succeed in the war in Ukraine. Mr Johnson’s remarks came amid outrage in Moscow as the US showed the green light for Ukraine to use US-made long-range missiles to hit Russian territory, according to reports.
Speaking in French on France Inter on Monday, 18 November, the former British prime PM said: “Donald Trump may not be as bad as you fear, Look at what he did, not what he said, while he was in the White House during his first term. He declared that Trump could not imagine someone like the president-elect “inaugurating his mandate by humiliating the United States and NATO by letting Putin defeat Ukraine.”
What did Boris Johnson say about Trump’s potential to humiliate NATO?
He was asked that during his campaign, Donald Trump claimed he could end the war in Ukraine “in one day,” which sparked concerns about a peace plan that might favour Russia. In response, Boris Johnson dismissed the statement as “rhetoric,” expressing doubts about how Trump could start his mandate with such a “capitulation” that would humiliate the United States, NATO, and himself, should he allow Putin to defeat Ukraine. Johnson added that he doubted Trump would ever accept being beaten by Putin, though he acknowledged, “Maybe I’m naive, but we’ll see.”
How does Boris Johnson view Trump’s previous stance on Syria?
Moreover, Boris said: “he was tougher on some important issues than the Democrats, including Syria. “Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his citizens. We did nothing, Obama did nothing, but Donald Trump bombed Syria so violently that Bashar al-Assad never used chemical weapons again.”