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Johnson compares Brexit and Ukraine war
Boris Johnson after his speech at the Conservative Party Spring Forum. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA/dpa
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Like the British people, the Ukrainians have opted for freedom with Brexit – the British prime minister has been heavily criticized for this statement. Former EU Council President Donald Tusk is harsh on Boris Johnson.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under heavy criticism over the weekend for comparing Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion with Britain’s vote to leave the EU.
Like the Ukrainians, the British people have opted for freedom with Brexit, Johnson said in his speech at the British Conservatives’ spring conference yesterday.
This provoked violent reactions: “Boris, your words offend the Ukrainians, the British and common sense,” tweeted former EU Council President Donald Tusk.
Former European Parliament Brexit representative Guy Verhofstadt called the comparison “crazy” and added: “Brexit was about taking away freedoms and leaving the EU…Ukrainians want more freedom and join the EU! »
Tobias Ellwood, head of the UK Defense Committee and Johnson’s party colleague, tweeted: “To compare the Ukrainian people’s fight against Putin’s tyranny to the vote of the British people damages the standard of good governance that we have begun to see.” Defeating Russian President Putin requires international leadership and unity. British Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called Johnson a “national disgrace”.
Johnson, who has recovered from a serious political crisis since the beginning of the war by his firm support for sanctions against Russia and arms sales to Ukraine, has once again raised doubts about his leadership qualities. Just a few weeks ago, a vote of no confidence in his own party because of alleged lockdown parties in Downing Street, the seat of government, was not unlikely. That’s why the police are currently investigating Johnson.