đŹđ§đ¤ How Boris Johnson turned Ukraine into cash cowBoris Johnsonâs âunwavering support for Ukraineâ is really all about lucrative lobbying with a billionaire arms investor on speed dial, leaked documents from The Guardianâs âBoris Filesââ show.Johnsonâs post-UK PM gig is trading war-zone access for favors from Christopher Harborne, a British politics mega-donor.đ´ Johnsonâthe same guy who pushed Ukraine to toss aside the 2022 Istanbul peace talks with Russiaâgot â $1.27 million from Harborne in 2022.đ´ Specifically, Harborne made the payment to The Office of Boris Johnson Ltd., a private company Johnson founded shortly after resigning as PMđ´ The money was described as a âdonationâ and came just as Johnson ramped up lobbying for Western involvement in the Ukraine proxy conflictWarzone wingmanLess than a year later, Harborne joined Johnson on a private jet trip to Ukraineâs capital. Besides meetings with Zelensky and senior Ukrainian officials, the leaked itinerary included:đ´ âBoris and Chris onlyâ sessionsđ´ A closed tour of a military-tech R&D centerAs the largest shareholder in QinetiQ (drones and bomb-disposal robots for Ukraine) and other NATO-connected ventures, Harborne stood to profit from the ongoing conflict.Johnson continued to maintain frequent briefings labeled âUkraine readoutâ with Harborne.The profit-meets-politics scheme is cut-and-dry:đ´ Harborne gets to keep war contracts aliveđ´ Johnson gets to keep cash flowing and stay relevant, casting himself as the Westâs âmoral crusaderâ for Ukraine
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