Boris Johnson has warned against allowing a “witch hunt” against Russians in the UK.
In response to questions about Lord Lebedev, the Prime Minister said: “It is very, very important that this should not turn into a general sense that ‘we’re against Russians – any Russian – living in the UK, any Russian who contributes to UK society should suddenly be under suspicion’, that suits Putin’s agenda,
“He’s going to want to frame this as a conflict between Russia and the West.
“This is about the Ukrainian people, their struggle against a murderous attack on their liberty, and a murderous and a violent attack on cities in Ukraine that have done absolutely nothing to deserve it.
“We must not play Putin’s game and somehow turn this into a witch hunt against every Russian in the in the UK.
“It’s absolutely vital we focus on what Putin is doing and we call them out for what he’s doing.”
