Vladimir Putin tried to hijack the Daily Star to trick war-ravaged Russians into thinking Brits have got it worse under Boris Johnson.The potty president’s propagandists blasted the UK for failing to axe the Prime Minister whom they alleged was either "lying or drunk".And they used our front page cartoon of the PM sporting a Pinocchio nose to back up their crazy claim - apparently unaware it was a joke.Russian telly anchor Olga Skabeyeva (corr) - dubbed "Putin’s Iron Doll" - played fast and loose with the facts in a desperate bid to convince Russians no matter how bad life gets under their despot they are better off than Brits.Flashing our satirical splash she said: "By the length of Johnson's nose on the front page…it is not difficult to guess that he lies on a regular basis.""That is, he is either lying or drunk.”She went on to lambast the botched Tory coup to oust the PM after Partygate, telling state TV: "In London they were finally going to get rid of the alcoholic Johnson."Even his dissatisfied fellow party members tried to dismiss him."But Boris eventually received a vote of confidence and was protected from resignation for a year."Johnson himself wanted to stop a vote at all, arguing the situation on the Ukrainian front was dire."So as usual he was cynical and hypocritical.’’She said the fact 211 Tory MPs had backed the PM with 148 against in the confidence vote went against opinion polls which showed 59% of Brits wanted him to go."Such is their democracy.
Boris stays," she spat. She then blasted a Ukraine bakery which created a sweet croissant called "Boris Johnson UK" in the PM’s honour using meringue for his trademark blond locks. "What is this sickness?’’, she ranted.Daily Star readers slammed Skabeyeva for.
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