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Michael Howie

‘No-one died for Brexit’: Ukraine’s ex-president asks Boris Johnson not to compare referendum to fight against Russia

Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko speaking to ITV News on Tuesday

(Picture: ITV News)

Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko has told Boris Johnson not to compare the Brexit vote to his country’s fight against Russia, saying “zero” people died as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

Asked about the Prime Minister’s comments at the weekend, Mr Poroschenko said “thousands” of Ukrainians have died defending their country from Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

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