Boris Johnson revealed the details of his phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin while he was Prime Minister.

APA's British bureau reports that Boris Johnson, when he was Prime Minister, said that Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a telephone conversation on the eve of Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

Putin told Boris Johnson it would only take a minute.

Boris Johnson said that this comment was made during a very long call with Putin in February 2022.

Details of the phone exchange were revealed in a BBC documentary examining Putin's interactions with world leaders.