Germany rejects Boris Johnson’s claims it said Ukraine should fold to Russia
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#66541)
German official says former UK PM has unique relationship with the truth' in rebuttal of Johnson's claims
Germany has angrily dismissed claims by Boris Johnson that in the run-up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine it said it would be better for Ukraine to fold than to become embroiled in a long war.
Johnson, interviewed by CNN, also claimed that the French president, Emmanuel Macron, was in denial about the threat of invasion, and that Italy, led at the time by Mario Draghi, said it could not help because it was so dependent on Russian hydrocarbons.
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