Ukraine's Government has celebrated Boris Johnson's potential return with a bizarre meme on its Twitter page - before hastily deleting it.
In a thinly-veiled message, Kyiv posted their apparent support for the ousted prime minister just hours after Liz Truss resigned from office.
Yesterday, Truss resigned after just 44 days in power - making her the shortest reigning Prime Minister in history.
MPs quickly began vying for their preferred leadership contenders but no candidates have yet declared they are running.
Johnson has been eyeing up a potential comeback after spending the past few weeks on holiday rather than serving his constituents.
In their post, Ukraine posted a photoshopped version of the title image from hit Netflix Breaking Bad spinoff, Better Call Saul.
Johnson's face can be seen next to Saul's with a new title: "Better Call Boris."
The Tweet, which has since been deleted, was slammed by politicians and journalists who said it was a betrayal of the British public.
National World Editor Andrew Quinn said it was a "real slap in the face to all of the people in the UK who have supported Ukraine and welcomed Ukrainian refugees into their homes".
“Such an ill advised Tweet. Disgusting,” he added.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who lead the growing cry for a general election, said he was "surprised" by the tweet.
He added: “As far as Ukraine is concerned, my absolute imperative is to make sure that we’re all supporting Ukraine in the face of aggression from Putin.
"I was surprised by the tweet but in the circumstances they face my absolute focus is on giving Ukraine all the support we possibly can.”
Johnson - who repeatedly visited war-torn Ukraine - was popular in the country after sending £3.8billion in military defence to protect them against the invading Russians.
He was awarded Ukraine’s Order of Liberty, the country’s highest honour, by president Volodymyr Zelensky during an appearance in Kyiv.
Yesterday, Russia mocked Truss's "catastrophic" leadership calling the outgoing prime minister a "disgrace" and "illiterate".
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: "Britain has never known such a disgrace of a prime minister."
The claim of illiteracy appears to refer to Truss' visit to Moscow shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine while she was British foreign minister.
In a meeting with Russia's veteran foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, she appeared to confuse two regions of Russia with Ukraine, triggering mockery by the Russian diplomat and across talk shows on state TV.
In a less barbed response, French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped the UK can find stability "as soon as possible".
"We want, above all else, stability," he added.
He said that on a "personal level" he is "always sad to see a colleague go".
Pressed again on the issue, the French leader reiterated: "I will not comment on internal politics, but I had very good meetings and exchanges with Truss.
"France wants the stability of the UK, specially in a war context that is so difficult. It is vital that the UK finds stability. Personally, I think it's sad to see a colleague leave."
But European national media outlets have been less kind.
One of France's leading daily newspapers said Truss quit after a "debacle" relating to her "mini-budget".
Another French national, Liberation, said her resignation came amid "political chaos" in the UK.
