Boris Johnson’s resignation celebrated as victory for Russia by Russian media

The headlines ignored the reality that Putin had started the conflict by invading Ukraine in February and instead painted Johnson as the major bad guy, whom Moscow was glad to see give up on.

Liza Gerson, the London-based journalist for Gazprom-NTV, Media said that this was “not a nice exit” and specifically credited him with giving the Ukrainian military the capability to attack Russian territory.

‘This clown, as speaker of the State Duma [Russian parliament] Vyacheslav Volodin called him, was responsible for the shelling of Belgorod and Kursk, peaceful cities in Russia….’

He had survived a previous bid to oust him in February, she said.

‘Perhaps if he had been kicked out then, fewer civilian lives might have been lost.’

Hailing Johnson’s impending exit, Skabeyeva told her viewers: ‘The anti-Putin coalition has crumbled before our eyes…

‘The main international political news is Boris Johnson’s resignation.

‘In Ukraine, naturally mourning, Boris is the main sponsor of the war, while there’s a whole show in Downing Street.

‘Fifty-seven members of the British government resigned…. Johnson’s sacking was even demanded by former members of his cabinet.’

This meant ‘no more partying in Downing Street, even in non-Covid times,’ she said.

‘Johnson’s speech scolded British journalists who helped expose the hideous homosexual scandals in which the PM has been up to his neck in recent months.

‘But Boris did not mention his personal mistakes.’

Everyone else – but not him – was to blame, including British journalists exposing the scandals around him, his own colleagues and even Russia ‘for not respecting the British prime minister’.

Yevgeny Popov, a fellow pro-Putin pundit who is also an MP, came to the conclusion that the anti-Russian alliance is now disintegrating after Odessa’s honorary citizen Boris Johnsonyuk got his ass kicked.

Rossiya 1 stated that Larry the Cat would have a new owner in its main newscast.

Viewers were informed that it was time to fly the white flag above Downing Street.

“But Johnson stayed committed to Ukraine, which has often rescued him…”

He called Kyiv immediately after announcing his resignation.

‘Johnson’s habit of diverting attention to Ukraine has long been a source of jokes in the UK.’

State-controlled Channel 1 said Johnson had been ‘aggressive and hostile’ towards Russia.

There was hope his successor would not be so supportive of Ukraine, it hinted.

‘By no means all [Britons] approve of the prime minister making Ukraine his primary concern, ignoring the problems at home.’

Another pro-Putin TV pundit Vladimir Solovyov said: “The tragedy of British politics is that they all try to cosplay – [Boris] Johnson tried to cosplay Churchill, Liz Truss tried to cosplay Thatcher.

“All of them across Europe are paying the price for Russophobia.

“Johnson in the UK, Macron in France, now issues started in Estonia, too.

“They all must realise that what they’ve been doing against Russia was not what their people wanted to support.”

The Russian ambassador to London Andrey Kelin called for Johnson’s successor to be less hostile to Putin.

‘Of course, we would prefer someone who is not so antagonistic or belligerent,’ he said.

Johnson ‘concentrated too much on the geopolitical situation, on Ukraine.’

‘He left behind – very much – the country, people, state of the economy, and this is what has brought this outcome,’ said Kelin.

But he told Channel 1: ‘It is too early to speak about how this [Boris Johnson’s resignation] would influence Russian-British relations.’