Boris Johnson compares Vladimir Putin to 'Dickens fat boy' in bizarre speech

The former prime minister also urged his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos to "stop worrying about Kremlinology", insisting that Russia will "never" use nuclear weapons Reports that Vladimir Putin plans to use nuclear weapons are "absurd", says Boris Johnson (

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Boris Johnson has compared Vladimir Putin to "Dickens' fat boy" who wants to "give us the creeps" with threats to use nuclear weapons.

Speaking at a breakfast on Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the former prime minister said: "Putin wants to present it as a nuclear confrontation between NATO and Russia.< /p>

"That's nonsense. He won't use nukes, okay. He's like Dickens' fat boy, he wants to make us shiver. He wants us to think about it. He never will ."

He said such a move would plunge the Russian president into "complete economic cryogenic paralysis" and "terrify Russians".

"He's not going to. Don't go down that rabbit hole, stop him," Mr Johnson added.

The ex-PM said "he's like Dickens' fat boy, he wants to freak us out" (

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