Nigel Farage has claimed that Western countries provoked Russia into invading Ukraine.
Mr Farage, who has previously come under fire for saying he admired Vladimir Putin, said that "of course" the Russian president is at fault for his country's war with Kyiv.But the Reform UK leader maintained that the "ever-eastward expansion" of NATO and the European Union had given the Kremlin "an excuse" to move troops across the border.Mr Farage's comments put him at odds with the leaders of other major parties, who unequivocally blame Russia for the war.
He said: "Ever since the late 1980s perhaps there's been a bit of hype around this and I think that perhaps is wrong. No wonder we've got people spraying Stonehenge with orange powder, because all we ever talk about is fear rather than solutions."Asked about comments he made in 2021, when he called then-Prince Charles an "eco-loony", Mr Farage said: "The King, he wasn't the King then, and I can't speak ill of the monarch obviously.
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