A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters that British sanctions were “designed to overthrow the Putin regime”, especially targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s central bank.
When asked about these words, the spokesman immediately backed off: “We do not expect regime change. The question here is how to stop Russia.”
A Downing Street spokesman also said he had expressed himself badly.
The reports come after a series of heated exchanges between Moscow and London. Last week, Johnson called Putin a “dictator.”
On Monday, the United Kingdom announced the freezing of assets of all Russian banks in its territory “in the coming days” as part of a move to strengthen sanctions already imposed on the country’s financial sector, British Foreign Secretary Lis Truss said. Parliament.
“In the coming days we will impose a total asset freeze on all Russian banks and try to coordinate with our allies,” the Chancellor said.
The Kremlin today explained that Putin’s decision to keep his nuclear defense force alert was in response to Minister Liz Truss’ words about possible conflicts between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
On Sunday, the British minister announced that “if we do not stop Putin in Ukraine, the Baltic states, Poland, Moldova and other countries will be in danger. It could end in conflict with NATO.”
