Mirror today:-"The UK Prime Minister's official spokesman made the comments in a regular briefing for journalists when asked about City law firms who still work for Russian firms.He said: "The Prime Minister's view is that Putin's regime, and Putin, must be treated like a pariah state - and that businesses should think very carefully if they are still continuing to do anything that props up the Putin regime."The United Kingdom, the Prime Minister, is very clear that we do not want to unnecessarily inflict damage on the Russian people, many of whom are bravely taking to the streets to protest this violence, this invasion."But the measures we are introducing, that large parts of the world are introducing, are to bring down the Putin regime.""THEN:-"But the spokesman then clarified during the same briefing that “we’re not seeking anything in terms of regime change”.Asked “you want to bring down the Putin regime, you want to see Putin out of power?”, the spokesman replied: “We’re not seeking anything in terms of regime change."What we’re taking about here, clearly, is how we stop Russia seeking to subjugate a democratic country. That’s been the message throughout."This is simply about preventing an unwarranted attack on a democratic country.”No10 then later said the Prime Minister's official spokesman "misspoke" when he said Western sanctions "are to bring down the Putin regime"."I wonder which of these opposing statements Putin will believe? ---------------Thumper's mother always said:-“If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all.”
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