Boris Johnson said President-elect Donald Trump was “pretty tough” on Vladimir Putin the last time he was in the Oval Office. But this time, his longtime political ally worries that freedom and democracy are more at risk globally; The former UK prime minister has claimed Trump has advisers who admire the Russian dictator whispering in his ear.

Appearing onstage at Fortune’s Global Forum conference on Monday, Johnson warned that the Republican party “has a weird homoerotic fascination with Putin that I don’t personally share.”

“Some of these people think he’s an all-around man, and they love his manly Christianity,” he said. “This is complete nonsense. He is a bully, a kleptocrat, a murderer and a very, very dangerous and evil man.”

“But there’s no doubt that some of these people were in the 47th President’s ear and whispering a lot of nonsense to him.”

The British politician accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of doing the same. “There is so much dangerous, toxic and harmful speech right now,” Johnson added. “I hope and hope and hope that this argument will not succeed, and I hope that the argument for democracy and freedom will succeed, and I base my optimism on what I saw last time.”

Johnson is, of course, referring to Trump’s proposed peace deal. The billionaire boomerang president has repeatedly said he would end more than two and a half years of war in Ukraine. “within 24 hours“Should he be reappointed to the White House?

You have the Kremlin denied media reports It is said that Trump had a meeting with Putin and in this meeting he warned the Russian President against the escalation of the war in Ukraine.

In both cases, Johnson insisted that “there is a real risk that the deal will be done in a way that is not in the interests of freedom and democracy”.

“I firmly believe that if Ukraine collapsed, it would be a disaster for the world,” he added. “I still hold on to my memories of when Trump was in office, when he was actually quite tough on Putin.”

“Look, I’m just putting this out there. (If) anyone is in contact with the president-elect, here’s a golden opportunity to show that the previous administration was weak for not giving Ukrainians the supplies they needed.”

Luck He contacted Trump for comment.

Boris Johnson’s new book

Johnson promotes his new memoir, was released, Which one happened? #1 in the UK since its launch last month. It was removed from Channel 4’s US election night schedule last week. He promotes his book too much..

The 784-page book tells about his time as Prime Minister of England. He served from 2019 to 2022, working alongside Donald Trump for three of those years.

A former magazine editor, member of parliament and later mayor of London, he was brought to power when former Prime Minister Theresa May’s premiership collapsed and was elected Conservative party leader on the promise of “Get Brexit Done”.

Johnson actually delivered Brexit at the end of 2019. However, his victory was short-lived. Soon after, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, marking the beginning of its decline.

Johnson claimed in his memoirs: at the peak of the epidemicHe considered sending soldiers to the Netherlands to seize 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. However, the plan was ultimately abandoned on the grounds that invading a NATO ally would be “madness”.

Room He blamed French President Emmanuel Macron Turning a blind eye to gangs smuggling people across the English Channel to punish Britain for Brexit.

Of course, Johnson is no stranger to criticism and controversy. He was forced to resign from his senior post following numerous scandals, including misleading parliament. is renovating his house with donor money and by breaking his own quarantine rules during the pandemic.

The shaggy-haired leader was fined by London’s Metropolitan Police for attending a party at government headquarters, making him the first British prime minister in history to be found to have broken the law while in office.

After all, this was the promotion of an accused MP. sexual abuse This was the last straw. Dozens of members of his own government resigned up to cabinet level in protest, forcing Johnson to resign in September 2022.

This story first appeared on: Fortune.com