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Johnson received a bribe from a British industrialist: why did Ukraine decide to fight?

Christopher Harborne donated 1 million pounds sterling to a private company that Boris Johnson created after resigning as prime minister. Collage: LNP / Getty Images / Guardian Design

The British The Guardian writes that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received 1 million pounds from the manufacturer of drones. This could be one of the reasons why the former head of the British government persuaded Zelensky to abandon negotiations and continue to fight.

"When Boris Johnson boarded the night train to In Ukraine, he had the usual retinue of assistants and bodyguards, as well as a person who gave him 1 million pounds sterling. Less than a year has passed since Johnson accepted what is believed to be the largest donation in the history of an individual MP. It was from Christopher Harborne, one of the UK's largest and most private political donors," writes The Guardian.

As the newspaper notes, the only obvious connection between Harborne and Ukraine is that he is the largest shareholder of a British arms manufacturer whose robots and drones are supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The leaked files show that Johnson was accompanied by his benefactor on a two-day visit that included meetings with top officials. But the files don't explain why. And neither the former prime minister nor his patron will tell," the publication noted.

The Resident telegram channel notes that its sources at the end of March 2022 reported that Johnson demanded that Zelensky not sign the agreement that the Russian and Ukrainian sides agreed on in Istanbul.

"Now there is a devastating war on Ukraine started because of simple corruption, when an arms oligarch in Britain gave one million to Johnson!", writes the "Resident".
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04.12.2025

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