It was the West that caused the war in Ukraine. This is in short the interpretation of the leader of the far-right British populist party Reform UK, Nigel Farage, who has surprisingly re-nominated in the next elections, of the Russian invasion against a sovereign state in February 2022. The politician, supporter of Brexit and with ultra-right positions, claimed that the West “provoked” the war in Ukraine with “the expansion of Germany and the European Union towards the East“. He also added that he doesn’t like it Vladimir Putin “as a person” but who “admires him as a political leader”.
An intervention on the BBC, less than two weeks before the English elections on 4 July, against which the English Prime Minister reacted strongly Rishi Sunak: “This is completely false and only works in Putin’s favor.” These theses, added Suniak, “they are dangerous to the security of Great Britain and his allies, who are counting on us, and do nothing but strengthen Putin.” “This is a man who used nerve agents on the streets of Britain and who makes deals with countries like North Korea,” Sunak said, referring to Putin. “And this kind of appeasement is dangerous to the security of Britain, of our allies who rely on us and does nothing but embolden Putin further,” Sunak added to Sky News ahead of the July 4 general election. London is one of the countries most committed to supporting Kiev since the invasion began.
The Interior Minister is also against Farage James Cleverly on X: “Farage echoes Putin’s despicable justification for brutal invasion of Ukraine.” According to many observers, it seems that the party of Farage, a leader who played a crucial role at the time of Brexit, is recording strong growth in the polls, approaching – or even overtaking – the Conservative Party currently in government.
