Sunak and Starmer condemn Farage’s ‘disgraceful’ comments on Ukraine war

[Music] a stoic Vladimir Putin lays a wreath this morning in a ceremony to commemorate the Nazis invasion of the Soviet Union it came just hours after Nigel farage claimed it was the West who provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a consequence he said of the EU and NATO expanding eastwards I stood up in the European Parliament in 2014 and I said and I quote there will be a war in Ukraine we’ve provoked this war it’s you know of course it’s his fault he’s used what we we Prov the invasion of and very interestingly once again 10 years ago when I predicted this by the way I’m the only person in British politics that predicted what would happen this isn’t a new argument from Nigel farage here he is in the European Parliament in 2014 and the moral of the story is if you poke the Russian bear with a sick don’t be surprised when he reacts I talked about it actually as a matter of social justice but by breakfast time today it was rishy sunak being forced to react once again to headlines created by reform after meeting with members of London’s nighttime economy he wasn’t holding back what he said was completely wrong and only plays into Putin’s hands this is a man who deployed nerve agents on the streets of Britain who’s doing deals with countries like North Korea and this kind of appeasement is dangerous for Britain’s security the security of our allies that rely on us and only emboldens Putin further hello Kier starmer wanted to talk about Justice for the Windrush generation today but also found himself wading into this row farage’s comments about Russia and Ukraine are disgraceful I’ve always been clear that Putin Bears responsibility sole responsib ibility for the Russian aggression in Ukraine and I think anybody who wants to stand to be a representative in our Parliament should be really clear that whether it’s Russian aggression on the battlefield or online uh that we stand against that uh aggression um that’s you know standing behind Ukraine but also standing up for our freedom another eye-catching photo call for Ed D he wanted to focus on environmental issues today but joined in the chorus of condemnation Vladimir Putin and Russia embarked on an illegal invasion of Ukraine they are killing hundreds of thousands of people some innocent civilians and it is absolutely appalling and it’s Putin and Russia who to blame for this no one else uh and I strongly support uh the efforts that Britain has made to support the ukrainians I wish we had done more actually the SNP called Nigel farage’s comment an insult to all ukrainians who have suffered the backlash heavy but predictable placing the self style disruptor and his small party in the spotlight for another day

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have condemned the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage – after he claimed that NATO and the West had provoked the invasion of Ukraine.

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Mr Starmer said the remarks were “disgraceful” and Russia bore sole responsibility for the war – while Mr Sunak said it “played into Putin’s hands”.

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32 comments

  4. Wow channel 4 very brave allowing comments……….Nigel dropping truth bombs everywhere, snowflakes and bedwetters having a total meltdown……hilarious! 🤡🌎

  6. Labour and Conservatives are threatened by Reform because they're a real threat to the Globalist agenda they serve

  10. Every time he speaks I find I’m respecting Farage more, he really isn’t afraid to buck the trend

  12. He is not appeasing anyone, nor defending the crimes committed such as the poisoning. If you listen all he said in the clip is that the Western Powers were moving Eastwards and by that action provoking a response from the Russian Leader if continued. That was 10 YEARS AGO ! ! And now, history is being respun to fit.

  21. Condemned by gutless puppets of the WEF, EU, Nato. Condemned by gutless political activists posing as the press. Admired by every right minded human on the planet.

  28. "Nerve agent" my toes! British political establishment's idiotic propaganda. NATO must stop leading the world to WW3 with its imperial agenda, period

  30. Russia would have invaded Ukraine regardless. Farage is using this to draw attention. FBI were looking into him about his ties with Russia.

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