RT: Johnson lied about Putin missile ‘threat’ – Kremlin
The former British prime minister claimed the Russian president had made the comments in a telephone call last February
Allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a missile strike are “a lie,” Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Johnson’s accusations have emerged in a new BBC documentary about the crisis in Ukraine.
Recalling a telephone call with Putin on February 2, 2022, just over three weeks before tensions over Ukraine escalated into full military action, Johnson claimed the Russian leader “threatened me at one point.”
“He said, ‘Boris, I don’t want to hurt you but, with a missile, it would only take a minute’ or something like that… jolly,” the former PM told the British broadcaster. “There were no missile threats,” Peskov told reporters on Monday. “When he explained challenges to the security of the Russian Federation, President Putin remarked that if Ukraine joins NATO, the potential deployment of NATO or American missiles at our borders would mean that any missile could reach Moscow in mere minutes.”
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Update #1: 'Lies': Kremlin blasts ex-UK PM’s claims about Putin’s alleged threats in phone call (TASS)
Update #2: Kremlin Says Johnson's Claim About Putin Threatening Him With Missile Strike is Bold-Faced Lie (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The Kremlin was reacting to this .... Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Says Putin Threatened To Kill Him 'With A Missile' Just Before The Invasion (January 29, 2023).