Quote (Santara @ Nov 16 2022 02:58pm)
On 7 April, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the peace deal Ukraine drafted and presented to the Russian government contained "unacceptable" elements.
This was during the negotiations, so these things were still being worked out. Johnson's visit was two days later on the 9th, talks collapsed three days later on the 12th.
It's not some Russian conspiracy theory that Johnson was sent there to bring Zelensky back in line, here is Ukraine's outlet Pravda:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2022/05/5/7344096/Machine translation:
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The second – much more unexpected – obstacle to agreements with the Russians arrived in Kyiv on April 9.
As soon as the Ukrainian negotiators and Abramovych/Medynskyi agreed in general terms on the structure of the future possible agreement based on the results of Istanbul, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson appeared in Kyiv almost without warning .
"Johnson brought two simple messages to Kyiv: Putin is a war criminal, he should be suppressed, not negotiated with. And secondly, if you are ready to sign any agreements on guarantees with him, then we are not. We can with you, but not with him, he will still abandon everyone ," one of Zelenskyi's close associates summarizes the essence of Johnson's visit.
Behind this visit and Johnson's words lies much more than a simple reluctance to engage in agreements with Russia.
The collective West, which back in February suggested that Zelenskyi surrender and run away, now felt that Putin is actually not as all-powerful as they imagined him to be.