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 under 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.”

The Russian official wondered if Johnson had lied deliberately or “simply didn’t understand what President Putin was talking about.” If the latter is true, people should be concerned for Johnson, Peskov added.

Putin has publicly voiced Russian concerns over NATO infrastructure in Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe for decades. Russia began military operations against Ukraine after failing to get security guarantees from Washington, which would have rolled back the deployment of NATO assets in Eastern Europe and suspended its expansion in the region. The US dismissed Moscow’s concerns and claimed that Ukraine was free to seek membership as a sovereign nation.

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Peskov meanwhile strongly rejected Johnson's claims, arguing that it was either a conscious ploy, or a simple mistake committed due to miscommunication.

'What Mr. Johnson said is not true, more precisely, it is a lie. And moreover, I will say that this is either a conscious lie - in which case the question is, why did he choose to present it this way? Or was it an unconscious lie, and, in fact, he did not understand what President Putin was talking to him about?'
Peskov reasoned.

'I know what was discussed during this conversation, and once again I officially repeat: this is a lie. There were no threats of missile strikes,' he added.

'Speaking about the challenges for Russia's security, President Putin noted that if Ukraine joins NATO, the potential deployment of American missiles at our borders will mean that any missile will reach Moscow in a matter of minutes.'

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They will surely deny it, the spokesperson should ask Putin whether he made such threats or not before dismissing what Boris Johnson said

Putin is a mentally unstable man

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He said, "something like that" the west knows how to tell an open ended lies.

Boris Johnson isn't a credible politician. He desires to be relevant. He's recovering from the loss of his premiership and he's just seeking to be in the spotlight. Is UK the only country deceiving Ukraine? Why didn't he disclose this information earlier? The British can be very gullible..that's how characters like this get elected ( and na why our Yahoo boys dey always cash out).

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I see Putin being assassinated before the end of this year.

This I have seen.

Boris Johnson is a gentle man. I doubt if he lied when he is not Buhari or Tinubu. Those ones can lie for Africa 😂

Theif way Dem catch go still deny

Trust the words of western leaders at your own peril, deception is used during conflicts to get the better of your opponent, unlike Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein we can hear directly from Putin because Russia also invested heavily in English international media which is why all the sanctions against Russia are failing, it's no longer a one sided narration by CNN or BBC, I can go to RT.COM to get the Russian version of any story

BBC and lies

Fear fear West.
The very name Putin strikes fear in their hearts.

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Na fear dey catch the idiot

I love Putin

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That even sounded like a lie from the beginning. The talk doesn't make sense.

Currently the West is tired of the war and even German PM said they just want everything to go back to the way it was, he's also refusing to send more tanks, USA too don't want to send. The Western populace are lamenting and tired of the war, they distrust their leaders now more than ever.

The NATO will not go to war cos unlike then, now the people know what's going on and many even back Putin, that's why nobody talks about them again. Ukraine is tactfully being left all alone. Russia can drag this proxy war for decade now and not feel a thing, it is Ukraine that takes the hit cosNATO country have gotten tired they just don't know how to end it.

Say No to war

Replay the recorded conversation to all...

Alright!

The clown boris is in hot soup for advising clown zelensky wrongly so he made up those crap to attract sympathy.

But we know from fifa head which said..

. "For what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years, we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people,”...

... The man who said this..... we need him to be The United Nations Secretary General....

..... Well personally I don't think a country USA /UK that struggles to define what a man and a women is, abandons their elderly in care homes, Show more affinity and care towards dogs than their own families, is in a moral position to critique other cultures and ways of life 💯........

. But don't worry guys Putin will teach them the definition of Morality.

God bless putin God bless mother Russia.

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They will surely deny it, the spokesperson should ask Putin whether he made such threats or not before dismissing them.

Putin is a mentally unstable man

Peskov is the voice of Putin, his words carry so much weight internationally and Putin has never rejected any statements he puts out there, the next persons that the West takes their words seriously in Russia are Sergei Lavrov the Foreign Minister and the Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

Make una try update unaself with foreign affairs and not following CNN and BBC up and down for fake news

Putin is not a bad person. Everything he is doing is to Protect Russia and Russians from the imperialist western elites that want to dominate and control the entire world.

I have been to Kostroma Region of Russia.. So Trust me when I tell you that no leader in the world can boast of the level of love and admiration Russians have for Putin.. Regardless the country's vast diversity.. And despite all the Anti Putin/Russia propaganda by the west since the cold War...

The West caused this war... "Stay away from Ukraine, as our sworn enemy, we don't want your military base and missiles stationed just few kilometers away from our capital Moscow" that was the original cold war agreement between the Soviet union and the US dominated/controlled West... In order to ensure everlasting world peace.
seriously how difficult can that be?

The west knew Russia won't stand back and let Ukraine join Nato for obvious security reasons... And yet they kept on pushing and working tirelessly for it. Just to provoke Russia into a proxy war with the US led West. They knew that Ukraine with all the western support and backing won't be able to defeat Russia on the battle field... Russia is a giant weapon producing country, if not the best out there. So while the western leaders are still busy debating on the exact quality of weapons to send to Ukraine... Russia do not have this problem, they can simply move their best stuff across the border like a chess piece. Tell me.. How you gon beat a country like that??

See, The West's hidden goal ain't really to win... Naaaaah the goal is actually to weaken Russia militarily and economically(to be able to bend them politically like the rest of the world)...Using the ignorant and unsuspecting Ukrainians as their cannon fodder!

I'm a big history fan and a staunch researcher... Which means I know my onions I guess... So just forget all the propaganda the west have been feeding you about Russia since the beginning through their heavily dominated world news media.
just put all that aside and think for yourself for once.. its no rocket science to figure out that America is actually the problem we have in this world. The US ambition(through their foreign policy) to maintain their spot as the world power since the defeat of Hitler's Nazi in the second world war will eventually lead us to the highly anticipated world war III... write this down!

145 million Russians cannot be all stupid you know... they know Putin is a strong man, a patriot and exactly the man they need to protect them and stand up to the US led globalist West that won't rest until the entire world is in their back pocket! The West hate what they can't control... China, Russia, Iran, North Korea e.t.c

Trust me, Russia could turn the entire Ukraine to dust in just a week, but thats not their goal in Ukraine. They are being fair and reasonable,Cos they consider Ukraine siblings, and again... Having Ukraine in rubbles is no good for Russia economically. having an extremely poor and unfunctioning country as an immediate neighbor is a big disaster. For example: Mexico(on the southern border of US) is a big pain in the ass for the U.S but not Canada(on the northern border) Why?? Well It's very simple.. Mexico is poor while Canada is not.

Russia only changes tactics based on the card Ukraine plays. Ask yourself this, why did Russia only upgraded to targeting Ukrainian important infrastructures(like power plants) just after the Cremea bridge bombing by Ukraine? Why not from onset? Forget propaganda and think! It's not illegal to think for-god-sake! Russia is obviously holding back for the reasons I mentioned earlier.
For Russia... this is not an all out war yet... If it gets to that level? Nothing would be left of Ukraine.

But Unfortunately for Ukraine, their government have been hijacked by western powers since the 2014 US backed maiden coup... So their hands are tied.

The Comedian(Zelensky) turned president is nothing but a Western puppet! Banning all opposition parties in Ukraine and labeling them pro Russia should tell you everything you need to know. Most opposition parties in Ukraine know what's best for the country, they know Ukraine has been hijacked by US as a strategic upper ground for their proxy war against Russia! that's why the little puppet dictator banned all of them in order to shut them up
But you will never see all that on the western news lol Smfh! Propaganda is indeed more powerful than missiles!

Think y'all... Just think!!! Your IQ is stronger than those weak ass propaganda machine.

Putin should understand nobody has the monopoly of missiles or Nuclear weapons. Send one receive ten no time.

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.

I have never supported the Russians since the war began, but the quoted make me wonder. Ukraine is just a PAWN in the hands of 2 military advanced world powers. It's a pity.

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