Keep in mind the source, i would not trust him with a quarter to get some candy..

I would in this case since it appears to be backed up by other persons that we involved in the negotiations before Putin attacked and matches the rhetoric that has come out of Russia along the way time and again from its spokespeople.

It's one bullshitter bullshitting another bullshitter. Equally plausible that it did or didn't happen.

Indeed, hard to decide who is bullshitting whom.

As far as I know, from having observed the British Press, Boris was mostly a liar about his personal conduct and behavior and keeping promises he made or successes he thought he was responsible for (and about his administration's spending and "professionalism and competency), but was not known for fabricating about foreign policy or the statements or actions of foreign officials. So he lied about parties, drinking, his own sex life, etc. and what "Good" he thought Brexit had brought to Britain (when it brought no good at all). Pretty much the worst of recent British Politicians, but still better than the deranged babblings of Trump.

But going thru all the falsehoods can take a while and I may have missed a few. .

Oh, he could not stop lying about the EU. Ever.

For a start, don't refer to Johnson as "Boris". That's not even his name; the name he is know by to his friends is Alex or Al. The whole Boris thing is a public persona he has weaved by using his second name. So, he is even untruthful about his own identity -- he's not in show business and so shouldn't have a stage name. So, extending from that, I would take his comment with a huge chunk of rock salt.

That's like Trump rambling on about Kim Ding Dong in N. Korea.

I can go along with that but in that case his name is Boris Johnson, not Boris, which would be a term of endearment. He's a (supposed) politician, not a celebrity like Madonna, say.

I am used to taking people by the name they identify, just as I do by the pronouns they choose. My wife changed her name from the one she was given at birth long before I met her (she was handed a ‘family name’ originally which did not in any way suit her, to honor someone else’s religious beliefs that she does not follow), and instead has a name that there are only a handful of people have in the country with.

So, he can be Boris if he wants to, it doesn't matter to me. He could be John Johnson if he wants to, just so we have a unique identifier to hang his actions, Lies or Starbucks orders to.

I disagree. If he chooses a stage name, then let him get on a stage and perform and those who want to listen to him can pay for that privilage. If he wants to be taken seriously as a politician, he needs to be treated with the same decorum or disdain as others.