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Boris Johnson has told Sky News that he does not think Vladimir Putin will use tactical nuclear weapons in his war in Ukraine.

There have been suggestions that the President of Russia could launch such a military strike as his forces continue to lose the territory they had previously captured during the invasion.

But in his first interview since leaving Number 10 for Sky News ‘Ukraine: A Modern War Show’the former prime minister told Sky’s Mark Austin: “I don’t think he would, he would be crazy to do so.”

Mr. Johnson also said he is going to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next weekquestion marks remain as to whether Rishi Sunak will join him.

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Mr Johnson said the use of nuclear weapons means Mr. Putin “will immediately demand that Russia resign from the club of civilized nations.”

The former UK leader said this would be a “total disaster” for Russia, which would fall into a “cold economic freeze” and Mr Putin would “lose a lot of the middle point of satisfaction”. the global underground that he has.”

Referring to sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South Asia, Mr. Johnson said: “There are a lot of people willing to give Putin the benefit of the doubt. That will go, as soon as he does anything like that. so.

“He will also lose the patronage of the Chinese. And in his own country, I think he will cause a completely hysterical reaction.”

You can watch the full interview on Ukraine: Modern War on Sky News from 19:30 tonight

Mr Johnson said if Mr Putin took such a military action, there would have to be some sort of response.

“There are all sorts of options” in both NATO and the P3 countries (US, UK and France), he said.

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But he added that he thought it was “very very very very unlikely (a tactical nuclear attack by Putin)”.

He also said it was a “critical moment” and “important” for the world.

In the short term on how the conflict can be resolved, the former Prime Minister warned of the danger of trying to “include and find some agreement, some small deal with Putin”, trying to encourage Ukrainians to trade. some of their territory, which Mr Johnson said “would only encourage Putin to be more aggressive”.

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He said it would be difficult for the Ukrainians to accept any deal that stops at the full return of all the areas Russia has occupied since the invasion began on February 24.

Mr Johnson also said it was “absolutely inevitable” that the Ukrainians would eventually win the war.

“We have to show strategic patience and continue to support them,” he added.

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