Ukraine War: Putin had threatened to attack Britain before Ukraine, Boris Johnson said – threatened me on the phone

Boris Johnson's Claim on Putin Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a big disclosure today. Johnson said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had threatened to fire missiles at me before attacking Ukraine. The former PM said that on February 24 last year, before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Putin had asked me not to cooperate.

Putin threatened to call Johnson

Johnson said that during a phone call, Putin had threatened a missile attack. The former British PM made the statement in a BBC documentary titled 'Putin vs the West' aired on Monday. He said that the Russian President told him that I do not want to hurt him, but it will only take him a minute to drop a missile on him.

Johnson had warned

Former Prime Minister Johnson also said that he warned Putin that Russia could be in trouble if they invaded Ukraine, as Western countries would impose sanctions on them and more NATO troops would be pushed along the Russian border. The BBC reported that he also tried to deter Russian military action by telling Putin that Ukraine would not join NATO "for the foreseeable future".

Defense Secretary said – Russia wanted to show strength

The BBC documentary also features Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, who traveled to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei on February 11 last year. The documentary revealed that Wallace went in with an assurance that Russia would not invade Ukraine, but told both sides that this was a lie. He described Russia's attack as "bullying and a show of strength".

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