Prigozhin’s last thought as his plane crashed was Putin- Former UK prime Minister Boris Johnson speculates as he explains why Ukraine can never negotiate with Putin

 The Wagner group leader had humiliated his patron and boss. His men had actually marched on Moscow. Though the Russian media deny it, there seems little doubt that the threat was enough to send Putin scuttling from his own capital.The Wagner group shot down Russian military planes and helicopters. They killed fellow Russians IN Russia. They had taken over a key city, Rostov, without firing a shot and with the enthusiastic support of the locals, and as bargaining capital they had a nuclear base.As we watch the chilling footage of that plane spiraling to earth, we are witnessing something historic. This is the violent liquidation on TV of his enemies by an existing head of state. I cannot think of another example of such ostentatious and uninhibited savagery by a world leader not in our lifetimes, Johnson wrote.The mask is now fully off. Putin stands exposed as a gangster, and his absurd televised tribute to the dead Wagnerites is straight from the pages of The Godfather, Johnson said.Explaining why Ukraine cannot negotiate with Putin over the war, Johnson wrote;If Putin wins in Ukraine, it would be a disaster for democracy around the world.If Putin were to win, it would be a vindication of all those who say that you cant rely on the West, and that they wont stick with you and see things through.Above all, a win for Putin would be a moral abomination the defeat of a free, independent, democratic and entirely innocent country that is being punished by Putin precisely because they chose freedom and democracy.It must not and will not happen. Yes, the counter-offensive is going more slowly than some would like but it is making progress; and if this war has taught us anything so far, it is never to underestimate the Ukrainians.If we had been sensible, and equipped them with what they need earlier in the conflict, they would now be going faster. We must stick with it, give them the necessary tools and the heroic Ukrainians will do the rest.Lets stop obsessing about Putin, and what may or may not happen to him. This isnt about the future of the tyrant, or some unknowable transformation in the Kremlin. Its about the liberation of a valiant European country.And surely to goodness there is one glaringly obvious conclusion from the Luciferian fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin.Look at that tumbling plane, all you who tell me we can have a negotiated solution, or that we must somehow encourage the Ukrainians to trade land for peace.Any such trade would be morally nauseating, after the carnage Putin has inflicted. It would be politically impossible for Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver, even if he wanted to.More importantly, it would be completely and utterly fatuous to put any kind of trust in a deal with Putin and we have just had the proof.Prigozhin thought he had guarantees. Prigozhin thought he had sorted it out. Look at that deal now. Look what happened to him. There is only one way forward defeat for Putin, and victory for Ukraine, as fast as possible The post Prigozhins last thought as his plane crashed was Putin- Former UK prime Minister Boris Johnson speculates as he explains why Ukraine can never negotiate with Putin appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.