British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks during a press conference on the third and final day of the G7 summit in Biarritz, on August 26, 2019.AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Boris Johnson on Sunday said a Putin victory in Ukraine would be "absolutely catastrophic." On CNN, he said that sending aid to Ukraine was "a price worth paying for democracy and freedom." Johnson is engaging with other leaders, including President Biden, at the G7 summit in Germany. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said that allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to succeed in his invasion of Ukraine would be "absolutely catastrophic."Johnson made the remarks while appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," only hours after Russia launched more missile attacks in Kyiv.The British leader told anchor Jake Tapper that Western nations needed to maintain their resolve in assisting Ukraine in their efforts to stave off further advances by Russian military forces, even with oil prices remaining elevated across much of the world, including the US."I would just say to people in the United States that this is something that America historically does and has to do, and that is to step up for peace and freedom and democracy," he said.