Boris Johnson Alleges Russian President Vladimir Putin Threatened Him with Missile Strike During Phone Call

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in February 2022. Johnson made the remarks in a BBC documentary, saying that the call was “very long” and “most extraordinary”.

The Russian government has denied the allegation, with a Kremlin spokesperson saying that “no such conversation took place”.

The incident occurred in the run up to the invasion of Ukraine, which has seen Russian forces fire 42 times in the Kherson region in the last 24 hours. At least one person was killed in the city of Krasnohorivka, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk region military administration.

Johnson said that Putin had asked him about the prospects of Ukraine joining NATO, to which he had responded it would not be “for the foreseeable future”. The Ukrainian military has reported that Russian forces are trying to advance toward Lyman, Bakhmut and Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, which continues to see some of the heaviest fighting.

The situation in Ukraine remains tense, with the conflict between Russian and Ukrainian forces showing no signs of abating. The international community is monitoring the situation closely, and is urging both sides to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict.