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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

Boris Johnson slams West for letting Putin ‘get away’ with 2014 Ukraine invasion despite blaming EU at the time

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Boris Johnson has been accused of hypocrisy after criticising the West for letting Russia “get away” with its first invasion of Ukraine in 2014 – when he blamed the EU at the time.

In a hard-hitting article, the prime minister argued Vladimir Putin has felt free to “bomb maternity hospitals” because of the “terrible mistake” of failing to confront him eight years ago.

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