Former British Prime Minister Johnson criticized the Normandy format of talks on Ukraine as a "political imitation"

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Former British Prime Minister Johnson criticized the Normandy format of talks on Ukraine as a "political imitation"

It was not possible to resolve the situation in Ukraine through the so-called Normandy format, although France and Germany made corresponding efforts. The negotiation process did not move anywhere, and the Normandy format turned out to be a political imitation. This was stated by the former Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson in an interview with the Ukrainian channel "Rada".

The ex-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom believes that anti-Russian sanctions should have been introduced back in 2014, and those sanctions actions that were then taken by the West were not enough to influence Russia. According to Johnson, Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded that the West would not stop him in relation to Ukraine.



Recall that in June 2014, the so-called "Normandy format" of negotiations on Ukraine was launched. During the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the landing of troops of the Western allies of the USSR in Normandy during the Second World War, the heads of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France discussed the situation in the Donbass and possible ways to resolve it.

However, the negotiation process, as we see, really led to little. Rather, its effect turned out to be the opposite: the escalation was simply postponed for the future, while Ukraine strengthened its armed forces for eight years and developed cooperation with Western countries.

In fact, the negotiations were, Johnson rightly said, an imitation of such, but only in a way that was beneficial to Ukraine, which was later recognized by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. They noted that Ukraine was simply playing for time in order to become stronger and be able to resist Russia more effectively. Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache then said that the West had never taken the Minsk agreements seriously.
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    1. +1
      27 January 2023 08: 56
      The Normandy format turned out to be a political imitation.
      This is the third person after Merkel and Holland who confirms that Russia was cynically "shod" and she fell for it. A vivid example of the fact that when you constantly want to show your mocking "partners" your good aspirations, peacefulness and desire to negotiate, these "partners" will not only deceive you, but also try to cause you significant damage.
      1. +2
        27 January 2023 09: 56
        Quote: rotmistr60
        Already the third after Merkel and Holland who confirms that Russia was cynically "shod" and she fell for it.

        "Shoes", you say? And you compare the Russian Armed Forces in 2014 and the Russian Armed Forces in 2022, and draw the right conclusions. And, it would be nice to compare the economy of 14 years and the Russian economy of 22 years. Or do you think that in 14 the united West would not help the outskirts or would help in smaller volumes than now?
        On the contrary, given the weakness of the Outskirts in 14, the West would have acted more actively than in 22 and in 23. fearing to lose the outskirts.
        Of course, all this is unprovable, but it still has some basis.
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          27 January 2023 10: 41
          Quote: Krasnoyarsk
          On the contrary, given the weakness of the Outskirts in 14, the West would have acted more actively than in 22 and in 23. fearing to lose the outskirts.

          Everything would be as you wrote.
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        27 January 2023 10: 13
        Already the third after Merkel and Holland who confirms that Russia was cynically "shod" and she fell for it.

        For some reason, so far no one has supplemented this tragic story with a story about the fact that sanctions were imposed on Russia for violating the Minsk agreements. Quite real sanctions for supposedly existing agreements that Russia allegedly violated, and which the West itself was never going to fulfill? At the end, you can add a little evil laughter - Johnson should do it well.
    2. +1
      27 January 2023 08: 58
      Johnson criticized the Normandy format of talks on Ukraine as "a political imitation of

      It is impossible for Boris to scorch the European and Anglo-Saxon diplomacy of lies and meanness like that. smile
      For Western diplomacy, all negotiations with Russia are an imitation of negotiations ... that is, these Macrons, Merkels, Johnsons, Bidens, Scholts say one thing to us, but they do and think another ... they simply deceive us.
      It would not be a sin for us to start deceiving these crooks with false hopes.
      1. +2
        27 January 2023 09: 06
        The West has never taken the Minsk agreements seriously.
        It's good that we took this seriously and firmly believed in all Western promises! Well, just like Yanukovych! wassat
        1. +1
          27 January 2023 09: 08
          Quote from Uncle Lee
          It's good that we took this seriously and firmly believed in all Western promises! Well, just like Yanukovych!

          Mdyayaya well, and how to live after that ... all around one swindler. crying
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            27 January 2023 10: 19
            Mdyayaya well, and how to live after that ... all around one swindler.

            The number of crooks around "after that" has not changed. It's the same as it was "before" wassat
        2. 0
          27 January 2023 09: 35
          Quote from Uncle Lee
          It's good that we took this seriously and firmly believed in all Western promises!

          Over the past 100 years, the West has abandoned Russia so much that there is no count.
          But most importantly, some still believe in the West, well, just like the players in the "scam", they know that they are deceived, but they think: - "Everyone will be deceived, but not me."
          Well, when those in power realize that it is useless to play "scam", with the West, they will deceive them anyway.
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            27 January 2023 10: 33
            Quote: tihonmarine
            Well, when the powers that be they will understand that it is useless to play in the "scam", with the West, they will deceive them anyway.

            And it can be assumed that those in power were not deceived, but were interested in such a "deception".
    3. +1
      27 January 2023 08: 59
      Tell the carpet clown that Minsk-1 and 2 were generally a profanity and a delay in pumping up Ukraine with weapons
    4. +3
      27 January 2023 09: 11
      So what can a thief who fled to Ukraine say so that they don’t put him at home? The reincarnation of the Foundling Bear ... Now there is Borka the Foundling
      Times:

      "I'm happy to help, Boris, I'm expecting Zahavi's arrival any minute." And Zahavi is his accomplice in stealing money)))
    5. 0
      27 January 2023 09: 27
      Ex-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom believes that anti-Russian sanctions should have been introduced back in 2014

      the "bent cartridge" thrown out of the clip is trying to prove that it is still useful for shooting.
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    7. +1
      27 January 2023 09: 52
      Quote from Uncle Lee
      It's good that we took this seriously and firmly believed in all Western promises! Well, just like Yanukovych!

      So it is, it's better not to say drinks
    8. 0
      27 January 2023 09: 52
      Quote: tihonmarine
      the "bent cartridge" thrown out of the clip is trying to prove that it is still useful for shooting.

      So it is, it's better not to say drinks
    9. 0
      27 January 2023 09: 53
      Quote: tihonmarine
      Over the past 100 years, the West has abandoned Russia so much that there is no count.
      But most importantly, some still believe in the West, well, just like the players in the "scam", they know that they are deceived, but they think: - "Everyone will be deceived, but not me."
      Well, when those in power realize that it is useless to play "scam", with the West, they will deceive them anyway.

      So it is, it's better not to say drinks
      1. 0
        27 January 2023 11: 51
        It's true, you can't say it better drinks
        On this thread already three times drinks and on others the same. How is your general health? drinks continues? True, if drinks are European, then this is purely symbolic, so it's time to switch to a Russian glass. drinks
    10. 0
      27 January 2023 12: 30
      about all this .. after all, as I remember now: Zelensky said before the elections that this format would regulate the issue ... yes, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge, everything has changed ... winter is coming"

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