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Boris Johnson’s weakness brings international complications

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he makes his keynote speech at the Conservative party conference in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File) FILE - In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, shake hands during their walk in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File) FILE - Puff pastry cakes, center, named after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on sale in a city cafe in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, third from left, addresses his Cabinet during his weekly Cabinet meeting in Downing Street on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in London. When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center left, walk during their meeting in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. When Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File) FILE - Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative party leader Boris Johnson poses as he hammers a sign into the garden of a supporter, in Benfleet, east of London on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. When Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - An anti-Conservative Party protester holds a placard with an image of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson including the words "Now Partygate" backdropped by the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. When Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) FILE - In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak, during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. When Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File) FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie, are seated during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, in London, Sunday June 5, 2022. When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was “great news” that “we have not lost a very important ally.” It was a welcome endorsement for a British leader who divides his country, and his party, but has won wide praise as an ally of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Boris Johnson’s weakness brings international complications