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UK's Johnson says he fears Ukraine will be coerced to make a 'bad peace'

A person surveys the damage after a sports complex of an educational institution was shelled overnight as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that he feared Ukraine could face pressure to agree a peace deal with Russia that was not in its interests, due to the economic consequences of the war in Europe.

"Too many countries are saying this is a European war that is unnecessary ... and so the pressure will grow to encourage - coerce, maybe - the Ukrainians to a bad peace," he told broadcasters in the Rwandan capital Kigali, where he is attending a Commonwealth summit.

Johnson said the consequences of Russian President Vladimir Putin being able to get his way in Ukraine would be dangerous to international security and "a long-term economic disaster".

(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Writing by David Milliken; Editing by Pravin Char)

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