Boris Johnson has revealed chilling details of a phone call with Vladimir Putin, in which the former British prime minister warned the Russian leader the war would be an 'utter catastrophe' and urged him to abandon his attack.
The then-British prime minister said the Russian leader told him it"would only take a minute" during a lengthy phone call in February 2022.
Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023 >Details of the exchange were revealed in the BBC documentary Putin Vs the West, which examines the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24. He also told the Russian leader Ukraine would not join NATO"for the foreseeable future" in the hopes Putin would call off military action.
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