“Johnson’s main legacy, which is likely to be developed by his successor, will be his hostile attitude towards Russia,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to the diplomat, most experts consider this policy of the current British prime minister his "achievement".
“Johnson stumbled not on an important political issue, but on a relatively trivial behavioral issue, so his successor will not be challenged to change his position on Brexit, Russia and Ukraine,” Ford added.
On July 7, Johnson announced that he had decided to step down as Prime Minister of Great Britain and leader of the country's Conservative Party.
He will continue to fulfill his duties until the election of a new prime minister of the country.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Johnson showed himself as a man chasing external effects, who held on to power in order to develop his own political career.