British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, June 7British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Volodymyr Zelensky should not be forced to conclude a peace agreement with Russia that is unfavorable for Ukraine, the Guardian newspaper reports, citing a statement by a representative of the British politician made after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. «He (Johnson) said that it is extremely important lest Zelensky be pressured into a bad peace deal, noting that such deals don't last long,» Johnson's spokesman said. He added that Johnson promised to continue to support Ukraine. He also noted, referring to British Foreign Minister Liz Truss, that London is preparing new sanctions against the Russian Federation because of the situation in Ukraine.In Crimea, they said that Britain was at great risk by creating an alliance against Russia. Earlier, Zelensky said that the world was growing tired of the situation in Ukraine and Kyiv was beginning to be pushed to an unfavorable result for him on the issue of agreements with the Russian Federation. Ukraine and Russia were negotiating a diplomatic settlement of the conflict practically since the beginning of the Russian military operation, but in April the dialogue was interrupted. The Russian Foreign Ministry later stated that Kyiv itself put negotiations with the Russian Federation on pause and did not respond to Moscow's proposals on the draft treaty. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that the leadership of Ukraine constantly makes contradictory statements, which does not make it possible to understand what Kyiv wants, and «negotiations are now frozen by decision and in accordance with the line chosen by the Ukrainian side.»
Britain is preparing for a geopolitical war on two frontsRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
