Boris Johnson urges Europe to rethink Trump's shock tactics
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued an appeal to European leaders, suggesting they should not take Donald Trump's words too literally. According to Johnson, Trump's statements "are not intended to be historically accurate but to shock Europeans into action".
Earlier this week, Donald Trump criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, making comments that included calling him a "poor negotiator" and suggesting that Kyiv is responsible for the Russian invasion in 2022.
"When will we Europeans stop being shocked by Donald Trump?"
Johnson, speaking on Wednesday about Trump's recent remarks, posted on platform X, beginning with the words:
"When are we Europeans going to stop being scandalised about Donald Trump and start helping him to end this war?," he began, adding, "Of course Ukraine didn’t start the war. You might as well say that America attacked Japan at Pearl Harbor. Of course a country undergoing a violent invasion should not be staging elections. There was no general election in the UK from 1935 to 1945," he continued, also emphasising that Zelensky's ratings are not as low as the US president claims. "In fact, they are about the same as Trump's," he conveyed.
Furthermore, Johnson suggested that Trump's remarks are part of a negotiation strategy, writing: "Trump’s statements are not intended to be historically accurate but to shock Europeans into action," the former prime minister stated.
Since leaving office, Johnson has actively lobbied for support for Ukraine. He has also called on European leaders "to get serious and fast" in the face of talks between Russia and the USA.
