Former British prime minister Boris Johnson meets with Donald Trump and other Republicans while touring United States
Boris Johnson met with Donald Trump at one of the former president’s golf clubs for dinner, where they discussed the “vital importance” of victory for Ukraine.
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson met with Donald Trump while touring the United States.
The pair dined at one of the former president of the United States’ golf clubs, with Ukraine dominating discussions.
Both met several times when they were in office, mainly at summits around the world.
A spokesperson for Mr Johnson said the pair spoke about how important victory for Ukraine over Russia is, as the devastating conflict continues.
"Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP met President Donald J Trump to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the vital importance of Ukrainian victory," a spokesperson said.
While in the United States, Mr Johnson has met with other Republican figures including former president George W Bush, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
Since leaving 10 Downing Street last year, Mr Johnson has remained a fierce advocate for defending Ukraine – having visited Kyiv several times.
Mr Trump, who is seeking the Republican nomination in 2024, has recently said he could end the conflict in just 24 hours.
However, he did not say who he would prefer to win the war, when probed on CNN earlier this month.
“I don’t think in terms of winning and losing, I think in terms of getting it settled so we stop killing all these people and breaking down this country,” he said.
“I want everyone to stop dying. They are dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying.”
The former president, who has at times praised his relationship with Putin, said the Russian leader made “a tremendous mistake” by invading Ukraine in February 2022.
“He is a smart guy…they want you to say he is a stupid person, okay, he is not a stupid person, he is very smart and cunning and Putin made a bad mistake in my opinion,” he said.
“His mistake was going in. He would never have gone in if I was president, we used to talk about it too.”
Meanwhile, Mr Johnson is still under fire at home for the alleged breaches of lockdown while he was prime minister.
When leaving Dulles International Airport in Washington, Mr Johnson labelled the latest allegations as “a load of nonsense”.
"This whole thing is a load of nonsense from beginning to end,” he told Sky News.
"I think it's ridiculous that elements in my diary should be cherry-picked and handed over to the police, to the privileges committee without even anybody having the basic common sense to ask me what these entries referred to."
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