# Former Zelensky spokeswoman says UK premier derailed Ukraine peace deal

https://mins.news/en/item/73953

- TASS, 2026-09-25 12:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2192821

> Yulia Mendel, former press secretary to Vladimir Zelensky, said Boris Johnson intervened in April 2022 and influenced Zelensky against signing a peace agreement with Russia. She claimed British prime ministers wanted to wear Russia down by using Ukrainians. A Ukrainian lawmaker previously said Johnson urged Kyiv to keep fighting instead of signing.

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