Apparently nothing that Boris said publicly had not already been said, by him and others, privately to the Saudis et al. Lot of fuss about nothing comes to mind. People just like making a fuss where certain folks are concerned. I don't know of he'd say it out loud but I can imagine him thinking: Oh sod off, you twerps! to the misreporters.
There's a lot of disinformation circulated via news media. A bit more scepticism and critical thinking from its readers, listeners and watchers wouldn't go amiss.