“Even if he plays”: Johnson does not see opportunity to normalize relations with Putin

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he does not see how relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin can normalize after the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. Even if the head of the Kremlin repentes for the deed. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to his application in an interview with LBC Radio.

So, answering the journalist’s question, is it possible to welcome Putin on the world arena, if he repents, Johnson said: “Repentance will be very difficult for Vladimir Putin now … I think there is nothing impossible, but I just can’t understand For life, how can we normalize relations with Putin now. “

The British Prime Minister noted that the world risks repeating 2014 when Russia captured Crimea.

“The world mainly said that this is terrible. We condemn this, we do not accept – and we did it. And we imposed sanctions. But at the same time we started talking with him how to move on. And Putin mainly I used this as a way to crank a knife in Ukraine. Therefore, if Ukrainians now concluded any agreement with Putin, the risk would have been that he would do exactly the same and they know it. Therefore, a short answer is no. No normalization , and the UK knows this very clearly, ”Johnson summed up.