Boris Johnson Visits UK Air Base Amid Russia-Ukraine Tension

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the West needs to end its dependence on Russian hydrocarbons, arguing "we can't be blackmailed this way by Vladimir Putin - we've got to end that."
Johnson was speaking during a visit to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, where he met crew members and officers involved in intelligence gathering and surveillance and inspected planes expected to be used soon in Poland and Ukraine.
Describing tensions between Russia and Ukraine amid fears of a possible invasion, Johnson said the picture continued to be "very grim," despite Russia's claims that it was withdrawing forces from the border with Ukraine.
Johnson said there was still time to avoid a catastrophe, warning that a conflict would be a bloody and protracted affair.
(AP)
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Someone told him they were having a cheese and wine party!

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Always good to be away from the normal public :) resign!!!!!

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Does the British public not get tired of this posture? Bojo in safety vest and a hard hat playing Bob the Builder. Bojo in hospital acting as if he is fighting the pandemic with his tie tucked away in his shirt. And now playing tough by sitting in a jet because of the tensions in Ukraine. It is all laughable and cheap populistic behavior while this week he was expected for PMQ but didn't show up because of all this nonsense of making a few photo shoots?

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