Boris Johnson has referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “f****** idiot” concerning his purported imperial aspirations.
The ex-prime minister employed such language during a discussion with the news platform Delfi.
Mr. Johnson is recognized for his strong backing of Ukraine and was at the helm of the UK when Russia commenced its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
In the course of the interview, he reflected on the conclusion of Britain’s own empire and remarked that Mr. Putin must recognize that Moscow is no longer an imperial entity.
“He must comprehend that Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania … these nations are no longer part of the Russian imperium,” he stated.
He further expressed, “And neither is Ukraine. It is finished. Finished. Finished. Finished. No more empire, Vladimir, you f****** idiot – pardon my language – alright?”
The conflict persists
His remarks arrive as Russia has purportedly asserted control over two villages in eastern Ukraine.
The country’s defense ministry alleged that its forces had seized control of the villages of Yantarne in the Donetsk region and Kalynove in the Kharkiv region.
These assertions have yet to be substantiated by Sky News.
Russian forces have been progressively pushing westward in the Donetsk region for several months, getting nearer to significant towns such as Pokrovsk.
In a separate incident, Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia had launched 94 drones overnight into Sunday, with around two-thirds being intercepted by defenses.
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his forces had captured two North Korean soldiers.
In a social media post, he shared photographs of the detainees in custody.
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“As is the case with all prisoners of war, these two North Korean soldiers are receiving necessary medical care,” Mr. Zelenskyy stated.
He further added that journalists would be granted access to interview them.
According to Kyiv and its Western allies, North Korean regular troops joined the conflict on Russia’s behalf in October, with initial estimates of their numbers exceeding 10,000.
Additionally, Pyongyang has been accused of supplying Russia with extensive amounts of artillery shells.
