Nigel Farage’s declare that the West provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “utterly mistaken and solely performs into Putin’s palms”, Rishi Sunak has mentioned.
The Prime Minister’s criticism comes after an interview with BBC Panorama during which the Reform UK chief claimed the “ever-eastward enlargement of Nato and the EU” had given Vladimir Putin a cause to justify battle.
Mr Farage then echoed this stance in a tweet on Friday night time by saying the “EU was mistaken to broaden eastward”.
On Saturday Mr Sunak mentioned: “What he mentioned was utterly mistaken and solely performs into Putin’s palms.
“It is a man who deployed nerve brokers on the streets of Britain, who’s doing offers with nations like North Korea. And this sort of appeasement is harmful for Britain’s safety, the safety of our allies that depend on us and solely emboldens Putin additional.”
In response to Mr Farage’s feedback, Ben Wallace, the former defence secretary, accused him of being a “pub bore” with simplistic solutions to advanced issues.
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