UK Should Send Non-Combat troops to Ukraine, Boris Johnson Says - Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:31:46 +0000

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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the war in Ukraine could have been prevented if Western allies had paid more attention to Russian President Vladamir Putin's increasing aggression and his annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Speaking exclusively to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg alongside the former head of the military, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, Johnson said troops should be sent to peaceful regions in non-fighting roles.

"There is no logical reason that I can see why we shouldn't send peaceful ground forces there to show our support, our constitutional support for a free, independent Ukraine," the former PM said.

Johnson and Radakin also recalled the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, and the early days of the war, when the decision to support President Volodymyr Zelensky was made.

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