Only Boris Johnson will know what made him prioritize his most recent spontaneous visit to Ukraine rather than a pre-arranged meeting with his deputies in the context of a major by-election.
However, his biggest mistake is that he appeared in Kyiv just 24 hours after the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania were there to talk together about Ukraine’s desire to join the EU. occupied the world headlines.
If Johnson had wanted to show how Britain’s role in the world has really changed, and not for the better, he would not have found a better way to do it. Does he and his advisors really not have a sense of perspective and a bigger picture?