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Boris Johnson is speaking at US think tank, @atlanticcouncil, on 1 Feb about how to sustain support for Ukraine. Here are a few questions the hosts might like to pose to this stalwart "freedom fighter", Putin foe, and Churchillian "champion" of

 In 2016, why did Boris Johnson blame the EU for Russia's invasion of Crimea?
https://t.co/SIO8dHMS2w
In 2018, why did then For Secretary Johnson spend several days at the private villa of a Russian oligarch and ex KGB spy without any aides, immediately after a confidential NATO meeting discussing the Skripal poisoning?
https://t.co/afUru5A0dJ
In 2020, why did Boris Johnson make media mogul, Evgeny Lebedev, the son of Alexander Lebedev, a peer in the House of Lords, against the advice of the UK's own security services?
https://t.co/3PVJ0Ks16U
Why, in the run up to the December 2019 general election, was so much Russian money allowed to flood into Conservative party coffers?
https://t.co/2GmUwDDMNR
Why, in the same period, did Boris Johnson's government suppress a report into alleged Russian interference in British politics until after the election? https://t.co/QkRYVK6Xgw
Why, in 2021, did the UK Treasury grant a special exemption to Putin ally, and head of notorious Russian mercenary group Wagner, Prigozhin, to circumvent British sanctions so he could launch a legal case in British courts against a British journalist? https://t.co/x7fiaGgAfW
Why, in 2022, would the UK's Information Commissioner refuse to release the minutes of a meeting between then For Sec Johnson and the CEO of Cambridge Analytica on grounds that disclosure would undermine trust and confidence between the US and UK? https://t.co/51NSaNnQJR
Yes, Johnson makes wonderful arguments in support of Ukraine now. But, please, attendees at the Atlantic Council, @ACEventsLive take what he says with a strong degree of scepticism. Remember, this is a disgraced ex PM, who lost his job after a record of serial lying.
@peterjukes @bylinetimes @annettedittert
For that matter, there are many other questions which deserve answers. How did a man of such great "principle" only back Brexit after essentially flipping a coin, and concluding "leave" would most help his career? https://t.co/XhmwXygBr3
How and why did such an allegedly staunch Russian foe support Brexit, a move which only served to weaken and divide the EU, gifting Putin a present? https://t.co/caLR4UFKc3
Could his decision have been influenced by his engagement with ‘a group of Eastern European businessmen’ and after a dinner with Evgeny Lebedev (h/t @peterjukes )? https://t.co/I2wC4In6p1
Why, if he is so concerned about Russian aggression, did he continue to pursue the hardest form of Brexit, and escalate rows with EU over N Ireland, further distracting and dividing the Western alliance when it needed to remain strong and united?
How, under his leadership, did Boris Johnson allow the conservative party to be transformed into a national-populist party, whose instincts now are like those of Viktor Orbán, representing everything Ukraine is allegedly fighting against?https://t.co/YIuBTWtHon
Why is this MP spending so much time on speech and talk show circuit, and playing up his support for Ukraine, at expense of his constituency work? Could it be something to do with raising money to fund his lavish lifestyle, or help a possible comeback? https://t.co/uKIaxV4A2c
What principles has Boris Johnson ever truly altruistically served, beyond his own self-interest?
Who owns Boris Johnson?
https://t.co/jkp6RM8ZPN

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