Raisa Stayanova, who lives on Boris Johnson Street, said the British prime minister was her “favourite person in the whole world”Verges planted with tulips, fences and flowerbeds, well-kept dogs dozing on driveways: it looked like a perfect weekend morning in Middle England. A lady in late middle age and a sensible coat cycled back from visiting her brother. But while Middle England may have become disillusioned with the prime minister, the same cannot be said here on Boris Johnson Street, a tree-lined lane by the sea in the town of Fontanka, outside Odesa, southern Ukraine. Sponsored“He is the absolute bomb,” said Raisa Stayanova, making explosive gestures with her hands. She confessed that she had never heard of Johnson before the Russian invasion in February but said she was now his biggest fan.

Source: The Times April 25, 2022 09:09 UTC