Boris Johnson: Pressure on Putin is the price of peace
About this episode
Boris Johnson discusses the necessary pressure on Putin to achieve peace in Ukraine.
Gideon discusses the state of peace talks on Ukraine with Boris Johnson at a conference organised by the Yalta European Strategy group in Kyiv. The former UK prime minister offers his view of what needs to be done to bring an end to the conflict: put more pressure on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Otherwise, we are “setting a course for years more of conflict”. Clip: BBC Free links to read more on this topic: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says war in Ukraine at ‘beginning of the end’ European leaders express solidarity with Ukraine as US hangs back Ukraine’s economy shows grit amid lasting war damage Europe re-arms as US slows defence spending Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social , @gideonrachman Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Gideon Rachman
Guest: Boris Johnson
Topics covered
- Ukraine conflict
- peace talks
- international relations
- politics
- pressure on Russia
Keywords
- Boris Johnson
- Ukraine
- peace talks
- Vladimir Putin
- conflict
- Yalta European Strategy
- international relations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yalta European Strategy, BBC
Places: Ukraine, Russia
More episodes of The Rachman Review
- Trump finds it’s easier to start a war than to end one
- Iran war: What does Tehran want and will it get it?
- Is it possible to negotiate with Iran?
- Trump says the Iran war may be ending soon: mission accomplished?
- Hungary’s pivotal election
- The heavy cost of the war on Iran
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Rachman Review podcast page.