UK should shoot Russian jets in Nato airspace, says Farage
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UK should shoot Russian jets in Nato airspace, says Farage
"Labour Party Chair Anna Turley accused Farage of "panicking and desperately trying to backtrack" on his views about Putin. Turley said Farage "can't help himself" and was "still peddling the Russian line on their illegal invasion of Ukraine being the fault of the West," in the interview with Bloomberg's Mishal Hussein. "Putin doesn't have to pay Nigel Farage to spout Russian talking points - he does it for free.""
"Asked if he would back the prime minister's commitment to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia, Farage said: "I'd be very cautious about doing that." While he said he would not want "badged" British Army soldiers there, he could support their presence as part of a UN peacekeeping force. Asked what he would do if Russian jets crossed into allied airspace, Farage replied: "Gotta shoot them down.""
Nigel Farage called for shooting down Russian jets that cross into allied or NATO airspace. He said he would send British troops to Ukraine only as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force and that he would be cautious about committing "badged" British Army soldiers. Farage reiterated that NATO and EU eastward expansion helped drive Russia to invade Ukraine while also calling Vladimir Putin "a very bad dude" and noting past remarks that he "admired" Putin "as an operator" in 2014. Labour figures accused him of echoing Russian talking points. Recent NATO responses included shooting down Russian drones that entered Polish airspace and RAF jets being deployed.
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