Britain’s Nigel Farage, Under Fire for Remarks on Ukraine, Insists He’s No Supporter of Putin

The televised remarks about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are criticized by both Prime Minister Sunak and Labor leader Keir Starmer.

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Former MEP and Honorary President of the Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, speaks during the National Conservatism conference at Brussels. AP/Virginia Mayo

Maybe Nigel Farage should stick to Brexit? Best known as the architect of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Mr. Farage, current leader of the Reform UK party, waded Friday into the fray over the conflict in Ukraine. He told a BBC presenter that “we’ve provoked this war.” Despite the outrage that jibe triggered, Mr. Farage doubled down on his remarks over the weekend. 

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