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Farage Calls Putin ‘Very Bad Dude’ and Backs Downing Russian Jets in Nato Skies
Nigel Farage calls Vladimir Putin "a very bad dude" and supports shooting down Russian jets in NATO airspace and using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, amid party bribery scandal.
- On Thursday, Nigel Farage told Bloomberg he backed shooting down Russian jets entering allied airspace and said frozen Russian assets should fund loans for Ukraine.
- Under pressure after a bribery scandal and warnings last month, Reform UK faced scrutiny following Nathan Gill's guilty plea and Defence Secretary John Healey's warning on Britain's national security.
- Rejecting claims of softness, Nigel Farage called Vladimir Putin `a very bad dude` and said `The idea that I'm soft on this is just nonsense`.
- The Clacton MP said he could support British troops in Ukraine as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force after a ceasefire if he became prime minister.
- Recently, he said he had hoped President Trump would curb Putin but added `Clearly, that is not going to happen`, and defended his party amid the party's internal scandal.
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The leader of Reform UK, who is rising in the polls, had been criticized by his political opponents in Britain for previous comments about Russia.
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Total News Sources19
Leaning Left7Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 29%
R 21%
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