The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has analysed that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman. He made this statement while decrying the extent of destruction Vladmir Putin has meted out on the Ukrainian nation.
“If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn’t, but if he were, I really don’t think he would’ve embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has,” Johnson told German broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday evening.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is “a perfect example of toxic masculinity”, he said, calling for better education for girls around the world and for “more women in positions of power”.
The British Prime Minister acknowledged that “of course people want the war to end”, but for the moment “there’s no deal available. Putin isn’t making an offer of peace”.
Western allies must support Ukraine to enable it to be in the best possible strategic position in the event that peace negotiations with Moscow do become possible, he added.
Boris Johnson had previously appealed to fellow G7 leaders not to ‘give up’ on Ukraine more than four months into Russia’s grinding war, even as he pledged fresh financial support for Kyiv.
“Ukraine can win and it will win. But they need our backing to do so. Now is not the time to give up on Ukraine,” Johnson said in a statement on the eve of a Group of Seven wealthy nations summit in the Bavarian Alps.
Britain stands ready to provide another £429 million in loan guarantees, the statement from Downing Street said, warning that the Ukrainian government fears it could run out of cash by autumn without fresh cash injections.
The pledge raises the total amount of British financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine this year to around $1.8 billion.
