British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that he had offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his family an asylum but the latter refused.
At the Tory spring conference on Saturday, Johnson affirmed that Zelenskyy, who he is in regular contact with, was an “absolutely charming guy but he's also proved to be an inspiration and a heroic war leader.”
Asked about the possibility of offering Zelenskyy and his family refuge in the UK, Johnson indicated that the matter had been discussed.
He told the Sunday Times: “I’ve got to tell you that Volodymyr has always been clear, his duty is to the Ukrainian people; he’s going to stay there, he’s going to look after them. I have to say I admire him.”
Moreover, the Prime Minister claimed that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was not motivated by a fear of the country joining an expanded Nato, but rather because President Vladimir Putin was terrified of a successful democracy in the former Soviet republic.
In the same vein, Johnson has also called on China to get off the fence and join in global condemnation of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
He said: “As time goes on, and as the number of Russian atrocities mounts up, I think it becomes steadily more difficult and politically embarrassing for people either actively or passively to condone Putin’s invasion. There are considerable dilemmas now for people who thought they could sit this one out, who thought they could sit on the fence, and yes, I think that in Beijing you are starting to see some second thoughts.”
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