US EditionNigel Farage claims Russia was provoked into Ukraine war
- Farage predicted a war in Ukraine in 2014 due to NATO and EU expansion, believing it gave Putin a reason to go to war. He stated this during an interview.
- He explained his stance further, stating that the West provoked the conflict but ultimately blamed the Russian president.
- When asked if he believed the West caused the invasion of Ukraine, Farage affirmed that they did.
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West 'provoked' Russia-Ukraine war, says UK's Nigel Farage
British politician Nigel Farage made a huge claim that, while the Ukraine conflict is Russian President Vladimir Putin's fault, the West "provoked this war". Speaking at the BBC Panorama show, the Reform UK leader said he had been warning about conflict with Russia since 2014. He also added that the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union gave Putin "an excuse" to go to war with Ukraine.
By trying to expand eastward by the European Union and NATO, the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine, British politician Nigel Farage told the BBC. According to Farage, the war is, of course, the responsibility of Vladimir Putin, but due to the expansion of the EU and NATO, the Russian president was able to believe that the West was coming for them and starting a war. They reacted to his statement in 2014 that of the leaders Vladimir Puti…
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