Peskov: “We don’t like him”
Russians cheer Johnson’s resignation
7/7/2022, 2:14 p.m
Britain is among Ukraine’s biggest supporters in its fight against Russia, both financially and militarily. The joy at Prime Minister Johnson’s resignation is correspondingly great. Russia’s ex-president Medvedev is even hoping for similar news from Germany.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is looking forward to “more professional people” in power.
(Photo: imago images/SNA)
Russia has mocked the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “The ‘best friends of Ukraine’ are leaving. ‘Victory’ is in danger!” wrote the deputy head of the Russian Security Council, ex-President Dmitry Medvedev, on Telegram. Johnson’s departure was the “rightful result of British impudence and low-level politics. Especially in the international arena,” said Medvedev.
The British prime minister is one of the Ukrainian government’s most ardent supporters in its fight against Russia’s war of aggression. Johnson last visited the capital Kyiv in mid-June and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy there. In total, Britain has pledged £2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
Johnson resigned as leader of the British Conservative Party after a series of scandals. Usually, the outgoing prime minister stays in office until a successor is elected. But there is resistance to this. Medvedev wrote that perhaps more of Ukraine’s allies could break away. “We are waiting for news from Germany, Poland and the Baltic States,” said the former head of state. However, the governments there are not shaking.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a serious crisis in Great Britain. “As for Mr. Johnson himself, he doesn’t like us at all. And neither do we,” Peskov said, according to Interfax. At the same time, he expressed the hope that “more professional people” who also understood the need for dialogue would eventually come to power in Great Britain. “But at the moment you can hardly count on it.”