Published 17:51 IST, April 22nd 2022

Boris Johnson advocates Western report suggesting 'Russia's victory in war by end of 2023'

Boris Johnson gave a bewildering statement about the Russia-Ukraine war on Friday, propounding that Moscow can win the war by prolonging it for over a year.

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 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is on a two-day diplomatic visit to India, gave a bewildering statement about Russia-Ukraine war on Friday, propounding that Moscow can win war by prolonging it for over a year.

Johnson, who has ascertained unwavering support for embattled Kyiv, has created ripples across globe by vocating a Western intelligence report which suggested that Ukraine will lose ongoing battle after fighting it till end of 2023.

‘Realistic possibility that war could stretch till 2023 & Russia could win’

British PM, who h recently me a surprise visit to Kyiv in a powerful show of support to Ukraine, claimed that possibility of Putin stretching this war is ‘realistic’ as Russia has a huge army.

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Deliberating over Moscow’s current war strategy, he said that Russian President Vlimir Putin is 'only left with one option,' which is to continue asserting his ‘grinding approach led by artillery.’

“It's a realistic possibility. Putin has a huge army… and only option he has now is to continue to use his grinding approach led by artillery,” said UK Prime Minister on an assessment by Western intelligence officials that Ukraine war could go on till end of next year & Russia could win it.

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Johnson’s statement is reflective of his public mission of Ukraine’s stern retaliation to Vlimir Putin’s inving forces. Boris Johnson’s mention of ‘Russia’s only option in war’ underscores his wish to convey that all previous military attempts by Russia to seize embattled nation in past two months have been futile.

During his media dress, he emphasized that despite Russia’s military supremacy, “Putin will not be able to conquer spirit of people of Ukraine.”

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‘World wants India & UK to do more’

Responding to anor question, Johnson also commented on Delhi’s relations with Moscow and raised that world wants ‘India and UK to do more.’He furr accepted that India’s independent foreign policy doesn’t follow West’s footsteps and stated that ‘ world is aware of India’s stand on war and it will not change.’

“ way in which situation is not just in Ukraine but around world is obliging UK and India to do more. position on Russia, India has, is well known. It is not going to change,” he stated.

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17:51 IST, April 22nd 2022