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[[File:Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Ukrainian troops training in North Yorkshire.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Boris Johnson training with Ukrainian special forces for the raid on the [[Zaporozhye nuclear power plant]].]]

[[File:Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Ukrainian troops training in North Yorkshire.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Boris Johnson training with Ukrainian special forces for the raid on the [[Zaporozhye nuclear power plant]].]]

In late March 2022, as [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]] neared conclusion of a ceasefire on Russia's [[Special Military Operation]] to end the [[Donbas war|Donbas conflict]] under terms largely along the lines of the [[Minsk Accords]] with the issues of the [[Donetsk Peoples Republic]], the [[Luhansk Peoples Republic]], and [[Crimea]] off the table, Johnson rushed to [[Kyiv]] and convinced Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] not to accept the deal in exchange for promises of [[NATO]] aid to fight the Russians.  Two months later, after thousands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine troops were ground down on the battlefield along with their NATO weapons, talk of resuming ceasefire negotiations was now encouraged by Western leaders. The [[Kremlin]] announced that the status of the [[Kherson Republic]] and [[Zaporozhye Republic]] would be off the table as well, if negotiations were to resume.

In late March 2022, as [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]] neared conclusion of a ceasefire on Russia's [[Special Military Operation]] to end the [[Donbas war|Donbas conflict]] under terms largely along the lines of the [[Minsk Accords]] with the issues of the [[Donetsk Peoples Republic]], the [[Luhansk Peoples Republic]], and [[Crimea]] off the table, Johnson rushed to [[Kyiv]] and convinced Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] not to accept the deal in exchange for promises of [[NATO]] aid to fight the Russians.  Two months later, after thousands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine troops were ground down on the battlefield along with their NATO weapons, talk of resuming ceasefire negotiations was now encouraged by Western leaders. The [[Kremlin]] announced that the status of the [[Kherson Republic]] and [[Zaporozhye Republic]] would be off the table as well, if negotiations were to resume.

While the Prime Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Romania urged Ukrainian dictator [[Vladimir Zelensky]] to pursue a negotiated settlement with Russia and end the slaughter of Ukrainian troops in a hopeless cause, Johnson urged Zelensky to continue the war and keep the gravy train of $53 billion in U.S. aid flowing.

''Ukrainska Pravda'' reported in May 2022 on Boris Johnson's unannounced surprise visit to Kyiv shortly after Russia and Ukraine had reached a peace settlement in their talks in [[Istanbul]].  The Russians had agreed to withdraw to the pre-February 2022 borders and Zelensky would implement the [[Minsk Accords]]. ''Ukrainska Pravda'' reported in essence what Johnson told Zelensky according to sources close to the Ukrainian dictator:

{{quotebox-float|"if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they [the UK and US] are not. Johnson’s position was that the [[Western alliance|collective West]], which back in February had suggested Zelenskyy should surrender and flee, now felt that Putin was not really as powerful as they had previously imagined, and that here was a chance to "press him."<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal</ref>}}

On June 23, 2022 the UK ''[[Guardian]]'' reported Johnson saying that [[Ukrainian refugees]] could be deported to [[Rwanda]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/23/ukrainians-who-come-to-uk-illegalPeter%20Navarroly-could-be-sent-to-rwanda-johnson-says</ref>

On June 23, 2022 the UK ''[[Guardian]]'' reported Johnson saying that [[Ukrainian refugees]] could be deported to [[Rwanda]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/23/ukrainians-who-come-to-uk-illegalPeter%20Navarroly-could-be-sent-to-rwanda-johnson-says</ref>