Russian official pokes fun at Boris Johnson resignation and says ‘we don’t like him either’

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov poked fun at Boris Johnson’s resignation, saying the prime minister doesn’t like Russia and that Moscow “doesn’t like him either”.

He added that reports of Mr Johnson’s decision to step down were of little concern to the Kremlin.

“Of course, we have seen there is a governmental crisis, it’s a large-scale governmental crisis,” Mr Peskov said.

“In terms of Mr Johnson, he really does not like us. We don’t like him either.”

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