Downing Street slaps down minister’s name for Vladimir Putin to be toppled

No10 has slapped down a Home Office minister’s name for Vladimir Putin to be toppled.

Laura Farris raised eyebrows when she advised BBC’s Question Time that the Russian President needs to be faraway from energy. And she instructed the UK ought to have a job in his downfall – a remark which Downing Street distanced itself from.

Asked if Mr Sunak agreed with Ms Farris’s remarks, a spokeswoman for the PM stated: “Well, no, I believe, as you we have earlier than, Russia‘s future needs to be for the Russians to determine.” Pressed whether or not this was doable as Russia would not have a functioning democracy, she stated: “It’s not for me to speak to the Russian people.”

It comes after Ms Farris advised the BBC present: “We alone can’t determine his (Putin’s) future but, collectively, with NATO, with the support of our allies, maintaining support for Ukraine – ultimately seeing them triumph – is the only way, ultimately, that we can remove him from power.”

She accused the Russian chief of “cowardice” following the loss of life of his opponent Alexei Navalny in jail final week. Ms Farris stated: “If this shows us anything, it shows us why it is important to maintain the support we are giving to Ukraine, because we cannot indulge Putin’s sort of alternative reality.

“I imply, it’s completely stunning that in 2024 a world chief can kill their primary opponent and know they will not undergo any penalties. It’s additionally an indication of cowardice, really, as a result of if you cannot take in your most important political opponent, that exhibits you are inherently weak.”

It comes on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started on February 24, 2022.