Rachel Johnson got dragged for saying she could ‘live with’ giving Putin a chunk of Ukraine

Oonagh Keating. Updated March 28th, 2022

Political commentators will be interested to observe that studying the Classics at Oxford in the 80s is enough to make you an expert on international relations and warfare in the 2020s.

Rachel Johnson’s latest pearl of wisdom is all the proof they need.

The 'only way' that the war in Ukraine will end is if the country is successfully divided up by Putin, @RachelSJohnson argues. pic.twitter.com/zUyASe9yu7

— LBC (@LBC) March 27, 2022

If Putin claims and retains Luhansk and Donetsk, the Donbas, and allows Ukraine to get on with its life – I could live with that.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has hinted at some compromises to bring an end to the war, but they include agreeing to remain non-nuclear and abandoning hopes of joining NATO, rather than – you know – rewarding Russia’s brutal attack with gifts of land.

Ukraine is ready to declare neutrality, abandon its drive to join Nato and vow to not develop nuclear weapons if Russia withdraws troops and Kyiv receives security guarantees, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said https://t.co/5ynXz4NhHZ

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 28, 2022

The radio presenter and journalist sister of the PM saying she could ‘live with’ handing over occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia went down like a blue and yellow colour scheme in the dining room of the Kremlin.

Rachel Johnson "could live" with Putin controlling vast chunks of Ukraine. So why can't Ukrainians?? https://t.co/DYsecM79jV

— Otto English (@Otto_English) March 27, 2022

Are you OK, Rachel Johnson, dividing up London if that ends the war in Ukraine? Wait, Putin probably has part of London already. https://t.co/COoj5Av534

— Katy Jon Went (@katyjon) March 27, 2022

Find someone who looks at you like an ignorant British person looks at drawing random lines on a map of Central and Eastern Europe https://t.co/HRQ5ZilyVF

— Pawel Swidlicki (@pswidlicki) March 27, 2022

A tough one this week, kids. We're playing "spot the Russian asset".

Here's round 1: pic.twitter.com/GQATMC5BLM

— Three.Words.Work (@ThreeWordsWork) March 27, 2022

Rachel Johnson is tired of seeing news about this cursed war and thinks Ukraine should be jolly well reasonable about it and give Putin a few oblasts.

— John Cotter (@John_Cotter) March 27, 2022

Rachel JOHNSON

see FIFTH COLUMINISTS https://t.co/KNeAJti0aJ

— Dr Matt Prescott (@mattprescott) March 27, 2022

I’m sure I speak for all Ukrainians when I say that I’m very glad it isn’t up to you, Rachel Johnson. What an embarrassment. https://t.co/4NkzRabYIm

— Philip Howell 🇺🇦 (@phlhwl) March 27, 2022

and just like Rachel Johnson I also want to be taken seriously as a political journalist and guys I've been thinking, if Kim Jong-Un were given economic and social control of South Korea, there'd be a united Korea. Give me a radio show quick, I've got some serious insights here

— Alison K. Brown 🇬🇧🇳🇱🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@alisonkatebr) March 27, 2022

Jesus christ. Someone please invent a time machine and go back and stop Stanley Johnson procreating. This from Rachel Johnson is unjustified when Ukrainians themselves don’t want to be Russian https://t.co/6dagpHM2nk

— Rachel Love-Howseman (@rachlove31) March 27, 2022

10.

If I were to appear on radio and give my views on the pain of childbirth & the menopause,

It would probably be more relevant and qualified than this nonsense. https://t.co/wp4Dma13Y6

— John West 🕯💙🇺🇦 (@JohnWest_JAWS) March 27, 2022

11.

When the French try to invade Britain I expect she'd be just fine with trading off Kent, Sussex and Surrey for the peace settlement.

— matthew sidford (@GlosGreen) March 27, 2022

There may be an explanation even more obvious than ‘Russian asset’.

Could it be that she does not know what she is talking about?

— Dr Martin Opposes Gov’t Corruption (@MartinRemains) March 27, 2022

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