Nigel Farage supporter defends his Vladimir Putin remarks | LBC

Political commentator Charlie Downes tells Matt Frei that, whether you agree with his Russia comments or not, Nigel Farage is doing what other 'mainstream politicians' are afraid to do - 'speaking his mind'.
Downes, who is in favour of creating a Reform UK party youth group, says that nobody can deny Farage is 'dissenting against the orthodoxy.'
He tells Matt, "A conversation isn't allowed to be had. It just turns into: 'Oh, he's a Putin apologist.'"
His comments come after the Reform UK Leader said the West had provoked Russia into invading Ukraine.
Farage said the "ever-eastward expansion" of NATO and the European Union had given the Kremlin "an excuse" to move troops across the border.
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[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

The political system in 🇬🇧 UK is rotten 😂😂😂😂

[@Polemarchos]

Yes, and Farage is a part of it.

[@wanderingfool6312]

You like rotten?

[@Ronalti65]

Totally!

[@Albanach-je1nk]

​@@wanderingfool6312 of course 😂

[@micecollective7555]

Farage wants Starmer in power to create a Trump like Nigel Farage Party. Migration is a serious issue but Farage is using it for his ego trip. He will get rich from chat shows and speaking events. Don't give your power to Moscow Nigel.

[@aa-im8qo]

This guy Charlie Downes is absolutely brilliant. Effortlessly ran rings around that woke ideologue interviewing him. A future PM?

[@annastasia7664]

Yes, he's superb!

[@alanpettifer9188]

Did Farage say that he supported Russia and Putin, NO...did he say that he supported Ukraine, YES...so what is all this media fuss about, absolutely nothing.

[@shaun906]

he admires a mass murderer, you cant see a problem with that? shame on you back tracking as usual!

[@samuelstevens248]

He did say Ukraine provoked the war, which is interesting coming from a man who is a nationalist

[@hmq9052]

Farage also supports Trump though. Who would, it seems, withdraw weapons and funding to Ukraine, sealing their fate. What do you think of that?

[@alexanderstefanov6474]

Did he spout Putin talking points and propaganda? Yes

[@shaun906]

he worked for RT Russia today!

[@campervannation9309]

To be fair Farage predicted this Russia Ukraine war 10 years ago. Was he wrong then ?😊

[@gixxerman0016]

10yrs ago Russia invaded Crimea, so it's not really an impressive bit of forecasting.

[@jaykay7932]

@@gixxerman0016nonce

[@gixxerman0016]

@@jaykay7932 pathetic

[@teelo523]

​@gixxerman0016 it's not whether you are impressed or not. It's the fact he was right

[@benbeck1]

@@gixxerman0016 EXCEPT FARAGE SAID IT BEFORE RUSSIA INVADED THE CRIMEA. VOTE REFORM UK FOR OUR KIDS AND GRAND KIDS.

[@brianhumphrey3929]

your not winning the argument lbc

[@johnmorris2414]

Just like Farage

[@MarkStringman]

Just like Keir starmer lbc is just a mouth piece for labour party

[@HAL-1984]

@@johnmorris2414 USA pumped $10 billion into Ukraine in the 10 years to the 2014 CIA backed coup of the Ukranian goverment, tip of the iceberg.. do your homework people. Farage is correct, anyone could have predicted this war well in advance.

[@Me-ui1zy]

Bro Farage is getting like 13%, hardly 'winning'

[@flamingosaregreat]

17 percent .

[@paddyproperty]

This kid knows what he’s talking about we are sick of been told how to think by the political class

[@kdog4587]

And how is Nigel farage, who's leading a POLITICAL PARTY, not the political class?

[@Khalkara]

No he doesn't. And neither do you. Nobody is "telling you how to think" and especially not by the "political class". Its called criticism. Grow up.

[@MrWrath777]

Well Said Paddy

[@Polemarchos]

But Farage is a POLITICIAN !!!!

[@sasserine]

You seem perfectly happy to be told what to think, by Farage and other Putin goons.

[@harrycallahan9143]

America didn't tolerate nuclear bombs on their doorstep in the Cuban crisis, why should Russia allow it?

[@paulwilliams8389]

There aren't any nukes in Ukraine - they willingly gave them up when the Soviet Union split. So what's Putin's excuse for invading them, again?

[@jiminverness]

_"America didn't tolerate nuclear bombs on their doorstep in the Cuban crisis, why should Russia allow it?"_ What are you even talking about? If you're suggesting that russia invaded Ukraine to prevent nuclear bombs (missiles?) being stationed there because it's so close to the russian border, you should: 1. Understand that NATO doesn't figure into it - if the US makes an agreement with Ukraine outside of NATO for something like that, it's going to happen NATO or no NATO. 2. Look at a map sometime. Estonia and Latvia both have borders *with* russia and are a stone's throw from St Petersburg, and now Finland *is* a member of NATO and it has a hella long border with russia. 3. If russia was so afraid of NATO attacking it, isn't it odd how the border with Finland has been stripped to near emptiness over the last year. One would think russia did not fear a NATO attack at all.

[@MrBell-iq3sm]

You might as well mention the Mongol Hordes and the threat they pose to Russia. It would be about as accurate and relevant to the conversation at hand as your comment.

[@MartinPHE]

In early February 1990, U.S. leaders made the Soviets an offer. According to transcripts of meetings in Moscow on Feb. 9, then-Secretary of State James Baker suggested that in exchange for cooperation on Germany, U.S. could make “iron-clad guarantees” that NATO would not expand “one inch eastward.”

[@SueDewberry]

🙌🙌🙌👌 yesss Martin

[@Polemarchos]

I haven't looked in to that exact statement, but there is a word in your comment that is the important one - Suggested. Not promised, Not agreed to....but suggested. Edit: spelling

[@Ronalti65]

​@@Polemarchos Was PROMISED to Gorbachev, research!✌️

[@dmoiseyo8882]

I'm pretty sure that Russia actually signed an agreement which said they would never attack Ukraine, if Ukraine gave up all it's nuclear weapons. But for some reason people like yourself never mention this. Why is that?

[@Polemarchos]

@@Ronalti65 I actually did. I went an read a few articles last night. Not one of them, states that such a PROMISE was made. Even Gorbachev himself stated that NO such promise was made. To further explain the expansion you should read and understand the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997, which specially declared all formerly affected countries, i.e the countries in the Warsaw Pact, had the freedom of self-determination in choosing alliances and international agreements

[@hellsbells99]

Absolutely spot on young man. Farage was right in 2014 and he's right now. Vote Reform Uk

[@STOOLIO-COOL_IO]

Every trained monkey preditced the invasion after the annexion of Crimea. 🤦‍♂️

[@rb1062]

Boris said the same thing in 2016. Front page of I newspaper.

[@hellsbells99]

@rb1062 yes, used to Farages advantage today. Fools!

[@claudeyaz]

There is a difference between justifying invasion..and saying "we knew these actions would trigger an attack..and we did it anyways."

[@user-rv9hp6bo3y]

Facts

[@GSOHJM]

That’s exactly what he’s saying. And I’m not sure what people are saying he’s wrong about.

[@waheex]

they didn't ''trigger an attack" Putin said he wanted Ukraine back in 2005!

[@claudeyaz]

@@waheex And he would have continued saying that he wanted it, but he never would have had justification ... if he wasn't able to get that justification, He wouldn't have as many allies as he does now. We gave them the ability to have at least a surface level justification, and that was a mistake,

[@GSOHJM]

@@waheex so what did Farage say that was not correct?

[@briankinslow2995]

It sound true to me . Why are we not allowed to speak about it. Look at Cuba in the 60s . U S didn’t like Russia on there doorstep

[@tonycowin]

Farage spoke about it on the BBC during prime time. This lad is taking about it on a national radio station. You are taking about it on this comment section with a globak reach. Nobody is silencing anybody.

[@althepalno1164]

Russia was attempting to install nuclear weapons on Cuba, just off the US coast. There are no US or NATO nuclear weapons on Russia's borders, and no plans to put them there. Just do your research!

[@SueDewberry]

​@@althepalno1164you need to do some more research, I suggest you broaden your areas of research and dig deeper to find the ACTUAL TRUTH concerning NATO, its out there if you bother looking

[@jonathan_hanst]

​@@althepalno1164 US have 100 tactical nuclear weapons in turkey, germany, belgium, italy and netherlands. Not necessarily borders but still close enough as cuba is to US. What about those?

[@allip4226]

You’re “not allowed to speak about” the thing you are currently speaking about?

[@emtaylor597]

This is very reminiscent of what is happening in America with Trump. Farage is speaking Trump's mind.

[@WestCountryWino]

Same paymasters

[@MrPozzerz]

Orange man bad

[@Ian-sj1wy]

Sunak and Starmer have followed Joe and opened the borders

[@crud9439]

@@Ian-sj1wystarmer has never been in charge

[@davidingram792]

Another presenter who can't get it in his thick head this country needs to change. Every one is sick to the back teeth of the woke government. Time for change, I'm only 70 yrs old what do I know. All I know is a vote for Reform will give the UK a brighter future !

[@user-ol6rd7pl5t]

Thank you for your contribution comrade, a few extra Rubbles in your pay this week.

[@ukbloke28]

woke government lol. I don't think they've been awake, let alone woke.

[@christopherday1568]

Matt Frei, "NATO's a defensive alliance" 😂

[@fakenewts4211]

Tell that to Serbia.

[@fin1131]

USA/UK/NATO biggest terrorists in the world, invading countries for resources, interfering in other countries elections, has bases in nearly every country around the world, then there's blowing up countries infrastructure (Nord stream2).

[@MrWrath777]

Stop interrupting the Man you invited on the show Mr. Frei, just because you hate his Common Sense approach which destroys your WEF Woke arguments.

[@emtaylor597]

wEF and woke? 😂😂😂 More kool aid, sir?

[@LukeMovement1]

🇷🇺🤖

[@r.m.8374]

Spot on

[@chrissaltaur1254]

Do not trust the hard left media such as LBC, the BBC, and corrupt and dangerous Guardian news media that exaggerate and distorts the truth. Frei interrupts this man with regularity just like his hard left stable mate James O'Brien.

[@slaterslater5944]

What WEF woke arguments were they, then?

[@alimos76harrington62]

We used to have a healthcare workforce that came here and were educated without cost to the UK government and usually without dependents or with working dependents paying tax...then we decided to cone out of the EU and realised we stilk needed the workforce but had to look elsewhere for them. Genius move.

[@paulsawtell3991]

It would be refreshing if the young man were allowed to answer the questions without the interviewer crashing in all the time

[@jonb4248]

The interviewer was there to stop any truth getting out. They’re just there to interrupt, lie, subvert and throw in leading, accusing, smearing, questions. They are never fair and balanced.

[@brianlopez8855]

"But Matt it RIGHT !"

[@abeldemota1851]

Refreshing ? To me that was a waste of time ,this boy doesn't know what he is talking about.

[@MrNPC]

LBC isn't interesting in journalism but pushing an agenda.

[@wavell14]

@@abeldemota1851 you'll be getting deported

[@user-ld6ot3pw1s]

Read careful what Nigel Farage says on this - he is not pro Russia; he is showing the appalling situation we have created by our eastward imperialistic expansion

[@sonofsomerset1695]

The media knows he's telling the truth, but they also know they can twist his words while feigning outrage and sway a few easily manipulated normies, if you throw enough mud, some of it sticks, that's the corruption of our main stream media now to anyone that exposes their propaganda.

[@paddyanglais91]

Exactly - the Left does not do nuance.

[@ukbloke28]

Putin's propaganda. Crimea, now ukraine. the ukraine came to the west for protection, it wasn't expansionism, it was them exercising their sovereign rights. you think putin will stop there if he wins? you are the only one.

[@blueguy12345]

​@@paddyanglais91and your comment is nuanced? The right dont do coherent thought apparentl

[@AndyA1234]

Farage isn't condoning Putin he's only saying that the Europeans gave him a reason he could justify to his people for the invasion. Ask Starmer about Labour, Blair, Iraq & WMDs.

[@jfro5867]

The dodgy dossier, Dr David Kelly’s convenient death (🤫), CIA’s meddling in basically everyone’s business abroad…

[@patrickfox-roberts7528]

yup. I despise almost everything about Farage and I think he is usually mostly wrong but even a broken clock is correct 2x a day

[@bearnecessities9568]

A sovereign nation deciding it's own future isn't a reason to be invaded.....

[@BenJ2020]

​@@bearnecessities9568 your right Ukraine should be able to decide what it does and the direction it goes however Nigel is just saying the west gave him an excuse to invade

[@bearnecessities9568]

@@BenJ2020 An excuse would be 2Ukraine violated a bi-lateral treaty and took sovereign land. That would be an excuse for Russia... ohhh wait. That's what Russia did. Silly me. Russia HAS no excuse for what it's done.

[@ukqwerty999]

81.3% of NHS staff in England are British

[@Polemarchos]

What would happen if you lost the other 19,7%? Your waiting time would be even longer.

[@tillbot8]

​​@@Polemarchos what if you were to get rid of 19.7% of freeloaders who come to the country for the benefits, who go back to their own countries for holidays while 'fleeing persecution' from said country???

[@Polemarchos]

@@tillbot8 I can agree that the immigrationsystem needs to be looked over. But the NHS would collapes without the 19,7% non-british workers. More than it has, I mean.

[@Robertsmith001]

How many of those Brits are non-whites?

[@Suve35967]

Nigel Farage was right again. Vote Reform.🤸🌹👍

[@ImSTELStanding]

One of the worst presenters ever. He hardly lets the guest talk without interruption and he’s driving his agenda instead of allowing the guests to speak. THIS IS WHY the young are voting reform because the older voter doesn’t think youth to speak 🤦‍♂️

[@vercoda9997]

Ever had a conversation with another human being in your life? No?

[@njukib]

Matt Frei you were disgusting in this interview

[@brianlopez8855]

Matt Frei is BBC from end to end.

[@beaudog639]

Yes, how dare he question the pronouncements of St Nigel of Brexit

[@brianlopez8855]

@@beaudog639 yes lets pretend that the UK is not going to war against Russia in October. Jingoism of the highest order.

[@pav1324]

He said what the world knows. Theres a reason why theres only a couple of countries supporting UKRN. Would US allow other countries to build militery bases on its borders??

[@mick947]

Think Cuba

[@user-nf4zh2vj5e]

so you love putin i bet you never thought ud be saying that.

[@kaizy1]

USA, Canada, France, Holland, Germany, Australia, new Zealand. Yeah just a couple of countries. What's Micronesia doing!?

[@Bluejohn]

No. the US didn't like it when the Russians put missiles on Cuba.

[@Ronalti65]

@kaizy1 Who you asking that to? Yt ALWAYS sabotaging ANY TRUE discussion!🤦‍♂️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️🖕

[@keithmatthews9043]

It’s a pity the young man was interrupted so much, that speaks volumes of the interviewer

[@Polemarchos]

Or that the young man was not answering the questions but started to venture on into a tirade

[@hmmmmm64]

Farage for PM now!!

[@WhizzRichardThompson]

You need help. Seriously

[@shaunjp2211]

I presume you've been on the happy pills. Mr Farage would be a worse choice for PM than Lizz Truss and Rishi Sunak, blinking heck that there is some stiff competition. He's nothing but an attention grabber saying something ludicrous and preposterous to get him on telly.

[@saraandivanevans6881]

@@shaunjp2211please state your preference for PM and explain why.

[@STOOLIO-COOL_IO]

Bot talk

[@mitch817]

Nice one Charlie, Nige should be proud of you. 😁👍🇬🇧 Reform all the way!!

[@helenturnbull5611]

Farage is telling the truth as always

[@HarryFlowerrs]

Really?

[@shaun906]

@@HarryFlowerrs nah!

[@sonofsomerset1695]

@@HarryFlowerrs Yes.

[@ukbloke28]

lol. you actually mean he's saying what you want to hear. oldest populist trick in the book.

[@andyhight9441]

Not in this case. Putin is a tyrant and an enemy of the west. He always will be, whether we oppose him or let him run wild. I think Farage is right about a lot, but so very wrong about this.

[@althepalno1164]

I thought Farage had stopped working for RT. Guess I was wrong.

[@nicholasgray4316]

the doctors and nurses in our health service came over legally.

[@paulhunt1072]

Yes that's true. But only because they had a way to register which ended for Europe when we shot our selves in the foot with Brexit. After that the boats really kicked off and now we have lots of illegals it's not rocket science.

[@ukbloke28]

how do you know?

[@davidatkinson5858]

But did they earn their qualifications legally to the same standards in the UK that British taxpayers paid for? Or just buy them with a cash bribe

[@jimmoynahan9910]

No Nicholas, they were born here.

[@DrDanielHoward]

We would not need even these nurses if we focused on productivity. Japan has even more extreme demographics with far greater number of seniors and they still managed to do it with robotics and closed the borders (all are Japanese). I made a video on my channel to explain reasons to vote for REFORM UK.

[@leighmorris714]

Heres an idea LBC. How about letting your guests answer questions when you ask

[@evgeniam685]

they just don't like his answers because they are true, and reveal dark truth, I speak for Russia as well, as I am Russian, and I agree with that young handsome straight to the point man

[@Polemarchos]

He was allowed to answer.

[@mattbristo6933]

They don't want to hear what other people think. It's just a propaganda machine for the left.

[@DrDanielHoward]

@@Polemarchos Imagine Scotland independent in Napoleonic times. Some highlanders from Elgin fraudulently get "elected" (Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world so how could we expect elections there to be free and fair) to run Scotland. The first things these members of the InverGordon clan do is BAN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. They then invite Napoleon to train their highland regiments, bring military materiel into Scotland. After a while, the Anglo-Norman lowlanders ask the English government for help. I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE INVADED! The scenario is actually worse because Scots are Scots and English are English but Ukrainians are Russians: they have the same race, same language, same culture and same religion and one in three in Kiev have relatives in Moscow. Nigel spoke truth. In my channel I have a video with intellectual reasons for voting REFORM UK (try to watch all fifteen minutes please). The question is complicated to answer. I visited Ukraine and Russia extensively from 2012-2015.

[@Flaygar66]

Could you interrupt him more after asking a question?🤔

[@seymourmarketing1790]

I’m 30, politically left leaning and generally liberal but with conservative values and have to say, I feel like this interview spoke most to me more than almost any other than I can think of. I don’t want to support reform for so many reasons, but when I feel like they are the only party explicitly telling truths it pains me.

[@LukVik]

🥹😅😂🤣🥲 Farage bot 🤖 alert!!!!

[@keifer7813]

Left leaning liberal with conservative values who resonates most with Reform Are you also half Muslim half Christian?

[@HarryFlowerrs]

Take it on the road pal, you’re hilarious!

[@Khalkara]

Nobody believes you when you start off saying some silly stuff like "liberal with conservative values".

[@user-bz4jp4hp3y]

I wish he would let the young man speak

[@seanpatrick1243]

I would venture to guess that the children and relatives of immigrating healthcare workers use, per capita, far less of the healthcare service budget than the average British citizen.

[@alanclifford1337]

The young Farage fan is refreshingly positive and persuasive.

[@mary.e645]

❤🙏❤

[@njh1811]

A smart young man who articulates well..

[@TheWbapricey]

If LBC want to have a conversation with the young about support for farage then they should shut up and let the young man speak, very poor from this 'host'

[@Englishconstitution]

If they have kept to the original agreement with Russia, this would not have happened

[@antoniokasto4293]

Perfect what you say

[@jiminverness]

You mean the Memorandum of Budapest of course, right? The one where russia would *defend* Ukraine once Ukraine gave up its nukes? The one that russia ignored and instead of defending Ukraine, invaded Ukraine and stole Crimea, and then instigated a Donbas rebellion, backed it and sent troops in to support it *against* Ukraine? Tell me again, how this would *not* have happened. Maybe Ukraine should have just kept its nukes.

[@giftmumba86]

All the nukes which where in ukraine were controlled by russia.

[@clownofthetimes6727]

@@jiminverness The EU attempting to get Ukraine to join it. The dispossal of the pro Russian government for a pro EU government had nothing to do with Putin`s decisions then? And yes Ukraine should of kept it`s nukes,. It was a ridiculous decision to get rid of them when Russia is your next door neighbour. Who`s idea was that anyway?

[@steve1340]

I thought Reform members cared about sovereignty, yet doesnt respect and see Ukraine as a Sovereign country that was invaded by a country. Its so WEIRD

[@user-gd1vr1fx8o]

Wilfully misunderstanding or just biased?

[@tombarry2523]

@@user-gd1vr1fx8oRussia invaded Ukraine, so they lost territory. Would Farage like someone to invade his country and grab territory, I doubt, then again he would probably run away like a coward.

[@darrylsimpson4744]

@@user-gd1vr1fx8oanother Russian bot eh? What’s to be “misunderstood”? Why biased?

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

Yeah no way I will vote reform now. It's put me off Nigel Farage. Like it Put me off Donald Trump , his admiring, fawning over dictators.

[@douglastaggart9360]

And aren't you a Ukraine bot ​@@darrylsimpson4744

[@jamesaravis8954]

Grifters gonna grift

[@sherbertufo5247]

I know right, the presenter is going OTT with it though.

[@zogy628]

Matt Frei , "Sometimes people just know stuff".......wow brilliant. And sometimes other people know other stuff.

[@andrewcarson5850]

I know stuff, and so does my dog.

[@richowens600]

What will reform do for child poverty ? Nothing it a stuck record stop the boats stop the boats

[@vincentblack7467]

That's the parent duty..

[@teelo523]

Hes giving married couples tax benefits and increasing the benefits over two kids. Increasing the lower end tax bracket to 20k and also lower corporation tax which brings more businesses and more jobs for parents. Lots more as well if you care to look

[@user-xb9wb8sc9l]

Child poverty is the cause of mothers relying on the state and not committing to a husband, as well as consecutive Govts relying on big corporations for jobs instead of local businesses.

[@keifer7813]

My favourite line - "Why are we giving accommodation to immigrants when we have vets on the streets. Let's take care of our own first!" 20 minutes later "Stop relying on the government to take care of you. You should've saved for a rainy day!"

[@user-xb9wb8sc9l]

@MADCHESTERUTD-fj4xh make it worse. That's what.

[@douglastaggart9360]

Farage is absolutely correct about Russia and Ukraine and most people don't give a damm about Ukraine and don't see Russia as our enemy.

[@timmoore2598]

Indeed. Not aware that we were that friendly with Ukraine before the Russian invasion. Why are we signing them blank cheques?

[@samuelstevens248]

That means Farage the nationalist isn't a nationalist then by that statement

[@Muzhskoy]

As a Russian I’ll tell you you’re wrong

[@Khalkara]

No he's not, repeating that he is doesn't make him correct. Weren't you taught this in middle school? The west has 0 responsibility for Russia invading another country. There's no rational reason to say otherwise.

[@bdizzle9586]

Since when.

[@aldrinvallejo2404]

I'm very proud of Nigel Farage he's the only politician in uk has guts and no hypocrisy!

[@Khalkara]

No hypocrisy? He's a self described *nationalist* who repeatedly invoked the country's *sovereignty* as being parament during his Brexit campaign. And now he doesn't respect the *sovereignty* of Ukraine.

[@morienpeters3502]

When you delve into WHY Putin went into Ukraine, you tend to see the bigger picture. America looms large in that picture.

[@amnoahwielwabbit3837]

Yip ! NATO can Move towards Russia (after promising Not Too) and to “threaten” their Security , but Russia is Not Allowed to ensure its peoples Security , ……….. F-off !!!

[@Khalkara]

What bigger picture? Putin is a totalitarian strongman, and does as totalitarian strongmen do: Invading neighboring countries. Where does America come in to this?

[@Polemarchos]

No they don't

[@mattbristo6933]

​@@Polemarchosof course they do.

[@Polemarchos]

@@mattbristo6933 No they don't. The natural resources found in eastern Ukraine is the reason.

[@yvonnekennedy9381]

This guy has a very bright future in politics!

[@oAyyJayyo]

Another day, another bot!

[@nnanyelugoanekwe218]

You are not serious😂😂😂😂😂

[@russferris9149]

did the USA like it when Russia threatened to put nuclear weapons in Cuba

[@reginaldpoofta5]

They did not, that's why they were ready to invade Cuba, the only thing stopped them is the possibility of nuclear war. Eventually they negotiated so that's what they should do now.

[@fibson9775]

After the U.S put Nukes in Turkey prior to the Cuba events? Read a book ffs

[@antoniokasto4293]

And China 🇨🇳 will not allow Tiwan to join nato

[@mattmackenzie1111]

​@@reginaldpoofta5American had already invaded Cuba before the Cuba missile crisis. Cuba invited ussr to help defend Cuba from further attacks.

[@tonyoliver1020]

I have studied the history of Russia and the Russian language for many years. I could write many words on how a better relationship could have been forged over the past years, between the West and the Russians. But I won't. What I will say is that Nigel got it spot on. He was particularly careful in the way he phrased it. Again, he got it right. Unfortunately, we have politicians now that have no knowledge of Russian history, and cannot see anything through the eyes of the Russian people and political establishment.

[@mattbristo6933]

It simply is not in US interests for Russia to be a constructive European member that is providing cheap energy to the continent.

[@jiminverness]

Nigel did *not* get it spot on. He just parroted russian propagandist talking points. He used the misleading "NATO expansion" phrase, and talks as if russia has the right to invade countries as it likes if it says it feels "provoked", despite a longstanding statement of intent by Putin of re-establishing empire borders by invasion. He also ignores that all else has minor relevance to the stark fact that russia's invasion of Ukraine is a direct threat to all Europe, and the only way to resolve the war without Europe remaining in danger is for russia to lose. Any negotiated or forced ceasefire that results in Ukraine surrendering the occupied lands, will at best put things on hold while russia rebuilds and taps the Donbas resources. The russian desired goal and talking points that Nigel and Donald seem both to have fallen for *will not work.* For those afraid of nukes, bear in mind that russia has the most to lose if it uses them: 1. Once used they lose all their threat-to-use scare value. 2. If Moscow and St Peterburg get nuked in return, there is not much russia left.

[@mattbristo6933]

@@jiminverness you clearly haven't listened to what he actually said? Before commenting complete nonsense at least have the brains to know what it is you are commenting on!!

[@matthewgreen3270]

what an impressive young man

[@lifehouse5877]

This kid doesn't speak for a lot of young people. He needs to stop saying that

[@nigelparry4911]

think you should look at the percentage of younger voters supporting Farage

[@davidmatthews3093]

In another life he will have been a Jehovah’s Witness, he’s still got the suit.

[@neiljones9005]

That’s a spiteful statement

[@garysmith1291]

😂

[@DogWick]

He 100% has the look lol

[@brigittapayne6203]

How ridiculous, nobody including Farage do not have anything against legal emigration

[@user-ol6rd7pl5t]

You're English is coming on but you still need to practice a lot more.

[@keifer7813]

Yes he does lol he wants to stop legal immigration too unless they're "essential workers"

[@bernardedwards8461]

That's where you're wrong, even legal immigrants put a strain on our infrastructure, which is already collapsing. Weve had enough immigrants to last us for the next ten years, and Farage knows that. I'm an army vet who has fought for his country during 15 years in the infantry and have paid taxes and national insurance all my life, yet I dont have a GP and am crippled by a hip injury sustained amost a year ago. I am in pain and can hardly walk yet the NHS didn't even put me on a waiting list for a hip operation. The irony is that I am treated like an illegal immigrant, while illegal immigrants are treated like heroes who have fought for the country and paid their taxes!

[@dh1380]

​@bernardedwards8461 you've probably taken a few too many bonks on the head then, mate. The reason the NHS is failing you is because it hasn't been looked after. It's nothing to do with immigrants. I'm a veteran as well and I have the same issues, like even down to finding a dentist. But it is chronic underfunding and, actually, anti-migrant rhetoric that is driving away the staff that make these systems able to function that is the problem. It's a sad thing to admit but a part of that is because people who come here because they need the money are easier to exploit. They will work longer and harder for less or the same money.

[@kdog4587]

​@@bernardedwards8461well as an engineer, who works with a lot of immigrants who take jobs that need filling and are advertised to all British people too, and who aren't there to fill them, and who then work on incredibly important projects within pharma and biotech. AND they pay taxes like you and me. We need people to fill job shortages, we need people of working age as our population declines, we need working people to pay taxes or we won't have pensions ourselves. We NEED migration. We NEED immigrants.

[@TS-hn2us]

Wow I can see MI6 has sent all the bots to attack

[@jamesodonnell9333]

My dad spent 4 years in a Japanese prison camp

[@BrookT786]

As a Muslim who always disagrees with Reform UK. However i agree completely with Nigel Firage statements on NATO provoking Russia to invade Ukraine

[@Polemarchos]

And then you are wrong in your assessment.

[@MeM_UK]

Gen "zee"? It's zed.

[@tarmactracker]

Can't believe how thick some people can be ! The Ukrainian War was started long ago by one little man and one little man only. First he undermines the nation, then using available resources and sending in others from Russia, like Special Forces, Security and Military Intelligence he establishes a base/bases from which to operate. In this case he built and equipped two small armies and annexed Crimea, all in 2014. They take on the established Ukrainian Government in terrorist activity undermining that government and attacking the Ukrainian Army. These people live and breathe PROPAGANDA every day of their lives, their experts spread it everywhere. Even though it's well known some people will still buy it. Only one man started this war, only one man is determined to finish it on his own terms, PUTIN. Russia has a long history, it includes attacking it's neighbors and incorporating them into Russia where it can. They do not need an excuse, they just do it, continuing control by one means or by many. Why do people think many former "soviet" countries joined NATO?

[@evanhughes7609]

'Speaking your mind' is what sociopaths do.

[@fionnmcglacken35]

As a 23 year old male Brit myself, this guy is everything I dislike about my generation. "It's lame, it's not cool, and it's boring." He shows a need for clicks, dopamine boosts, little clips to share online. It's a distraction from real work done by serious people. He rails against mainstream narratives and claims his speech is silenced, yet hypocritically reduces every issue to 'immigration bad' while speaking on national radio. Transparently insincere populist talking points.

[@eddiehall7494]

As a 49 year old Glasgow man you give me hope .

[@Mr.Coffee576]

How popular are his views among your age ? It seems extremely popular in Europe.

[@fionnmcglacken35]

@@Mr.Coffee576 going by the polls, it's more popular amongst young men and unpopular against young women, on average. Personally, I've not encountered it.

[@fionnmcglacken35]

@@eddiehall7494 you're too kind, sir.

[@LukVik]

I don’t understand why this guy is portrayed to represent all young people in Britain 😢!!!!

[@paulmetcalfe4054]

Wow this lad is dynamite. He couldn’t get anything past him. Although they both need to read Reforms contract as it states healthcare immigration will initially be ring fenced.

[@Boghopper9999]

No thanks; I like my fiction well written

[@avelingbarford]

LBC have lost the plot....they play the same games all the time.

[@user-ee1zb1fn3y]

LBC is utter toilet

[@tomstorey8559]

This young man is very quickly becoming one of my favourite people in politics

[@jimmyriddlemethis6536]

How many Doctors and nurses arrive in a dinghy ?

[@mitch817]

😂👍

[@davidatkinson5858]

Mostly enthusiastic amateur surgeons just looking for an outlet for their natural talent.....

[@melontusk9660]

I know many who are here because their husbands crossed in a dinghy and got asylum for their family to come over. I know 2 doctors and 2 nurses.

[@jimmyriddlemethis6536]

@@melontusk9660 So you are saying that doctors and nurses are using their relatives to enter the country illegally in a dinghy and then bring them over. That is pure nonsense.

[@IMMORTALDIO]

100% agree with NF

[@stevenbolton1244]

The young working class lads I work with are fully aware of the one party system and they're old enough to remember how Bolton looked pre covid nonsense so pretty sure they're voting reform to a man.

[@samuelstevens248]

Well farage has just managed to fight for the UK's sovereignty while not agreeing with Ukrainian sovereignty during the same period. What a complex that will be for reform voters and nationalists

[@JustUsFlyers]

When did he not agree with Ukranian sovereignty?

[@bcfcmarcelo]

He’s not said anything about Ukrainian sovereignty

[@samuelstevens248]

@JustUsFlyers being part of the EU and Nato is being independent away from Russia, for which Farage said that provoked the war. Therefore, stopping Ukraine from there idea of sovereignty. Listen to the interview

[@iLAGnDC]

Since when did Farage not agree with Ukrainians sovereignty? He just said Nato and and EU expansion gave Putin a reason to go to war. Ukraine ignored Putin and now they at war. Does not matter who is right or who is wrong, this is the result.

[@dreamcoyote]

@@samuelstevens248 I think the sad part is that it came off as more about ">>I

[@user-on8gw4dr7p]

Nigel Farage is The only Hope The UK Has Left. VOTE REFORM.

[@HoodedCrow100]

🤖 Bot!

[@samlasley798]

“If you ask to stop sitting next to a school bully, don’t come crying when they come and find you outside school” What a dullard

[@peacecraft9354]

The lad didn’t get to finish a sentence. This was an attempt at a stitch up and it failed miserably. And then they wonder why people are not listening to them anymore.

[@tcblue3095]

so these youngsters think farages brexit was a great idea for the youth of britian ?

[@paulmetcalfe4054]

We haven't seen Farage's brexit!

[@jasonobrien1989]

it was - the EU is crashing.

[@Jamie-uk2zh]

It still is it’s just not been implemented correctly

[@tcblue3095]

@@paulmetcalfe4054 Whats that invite putin

[@Rosskles]

​@@paulmetcalfe4054 Yes, his would have been even more of a disaster 😂

[@supernoodles91]

Who the f**k is tbis Charlie Downes guy??

[@TheMarlinspike]

Faragejugend

[@user-wj7cv9hb5j]

Exactly! Give the boy a medal for standing up to biased reporting and having great arguments.

[@kswcomputer]

The future of this country that's who

[@markpalmer8083]

He's hugely impressive and eloquent. Could be a future PM.

[@sasserine]

A pound-shop Charlie Kirk.

[@socratesarvanitakis8547]

How can a young intelligent person like this waste his time answering inane questions (with obvious answers), from thick interviewers?

[@famia1070]

LBc has issues with anyone who speaks the truth 😂

[@iCozzh]

This lad is 3 years younger than me and is going places, incredibly articulate and to the point.

[@Testchannels-z8j]

Open to be corrected, but aren’t NATO and EU organisations, that a sovereign country decides to join of their own accord? I’m really confused as to why Farage used the word ‘expansionist’ attached to the organisations.

[@SimplySketchyGT]

You are correct.

[@edenmurphy4295]

Speaking his mind.... Yeah that the problem.

[@user-pq3ow6rl7z]

I am so amazed that all the intelectual people from all the corners of the world back up Putin somehow

[@agadorspartacus650]

The host was very stuffy and doesn't understand history at all.

[@candykane4665]

Nah.

[@sasserine]

I think he understands history far better than the pound-shop Oswald Moseley pushing the cosying up to dictators. Farage is going to find out the hard way, that he is as disposable as Quisling.

[@tinachristine4573]

What facts of history did he muddle up?

[@mary.e645]

Too lazy to bother to understand and uneccessary in front of sheep.

[@DrDanielHoward]

Correct he does not. Imagine Scotland independent in Napoleonic times. Some highlanders from Elgin fraudulently get "elected" (Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world so how could we expect elections there to be free and fair) to run Scotland. The first things these members of the InverGordon clan do is BAN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. They then invite Napoleon to train their highland regiments, bring military materiel into Scotland. After a while, the Anglo-Norman lowlanders ask the English government for help. I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE INVADED! The scenario is actually worse because Scots are Scots and English are English but Ukrainians are Russians: they have the same race, same language, same culture and same religion and one in three in Kiev have relatives in Moscow. Nigel spoke truth. In my channel I have a video with intellectual reasons for voting REFORM UK (try to watch all fifteen minutes please).

[@danmayberry1185]

Young Enoch's Union Flag pin clears up the location of LBC's studio, but he gives Nigel too much credit. It's Steve Bannon's playbook. Bannon was Trump's strategist since 2015, then formed The Movement in Brussels to counter the EU with a bloc for nationalist populism. Client members included Le Pen, Orbán, Wilders, Bolsonaro, and yes, Farage. Isolationist voters naturally miss other countries' politics, and so, miss the scripted nature of Nigel's comments on Russia, et al.

[@thehamster2301]

Exactly. Our freedoms are on the line. It is 80 years ago that the Greatest Generation laid down their lives to defeat fascism and here we are making their sacrifice worthless.😢 Wake up people.

[@jandavies4400]

And what is wrong with my flag?

[@tonyharison2058]

@@thehamster2301yep it’s sad, and it seems like the generations that were closest to the whole situation are the ones falling for it.

[@cinziam457]

NEVER FORGET Farage is a TRUMPER who's "Project 2025" outlines his plans for dictatorship. Trump's obsessed with unilateral authority.This is EXACTLY what's going on in the USA. RUSSIAN talking points have made their way into "Republican" messaging on floors of Congress 💙💙💙

[@SuzanneJones-qy3zh]

You didn't listen to what he said did you just scream and shout along with the tories and labour Tories are loving it it's political. Tactics more to come yet from these Tory spin doctorsc he didn't say he was Putin's ally he said he admired him for protecting his borderbut conde, see ok, m

[@harrywaters7718]

A LOT of patriotic, white, straight, traditional family values, males, currently see Russia as more favourable to them than Western Europe….just saying.

[@mirko9583]

Go go Farage Greetings from Serbia 🇷🇸

[@chrisspencer6502]

My first thought how gullible Nigel supporters are.

[@TBrl8]

Of course they are, they literally voted to make their own economy worse with Brexit.

[@wendyholland2339]

Love your ignorance keep it up

[@Silver-st2zq]

Exactly.

[@annishilcock4587]

@@wendyholland2339 Doesn't have to Farage has enough ignorance to spare. The man who thinks we have to cancell our membership of The Economic Forum.

[@danmayberry1185]

It's a requirement of nationalism populists, televangelists, MAGA candidates, etc.

[@stevegarrett2366]

Jens Stoltenberg head of NATO said the same thing to the EU Parliament, no MSM outrage about that....

[@althepalno1164]

Source please. I can only find quotes from him that put %100 of blame on Putin.

[@ukbloke28]

lies

[@stevegarrett2366]

@@althepalno1164 From his address. "The background was that President Putin declared in the Autumn of 2021 and actually sent a draft treaty that they wanted NATO to sign, to promise no more NATO enlargement. That was what he sent us and it was a pre condition to not invade Ukraine"

[@althepalno1164]

@@stevegarrett2366 Is that the same time that Putin demanded NATO remove itself from all eastern and central European countries too? So he was demanding a reduction as well as an end to expansion?

[@LucasMeadows]

How is one supposed to put their views across when they are constantly interrupted 😂

[@user-ip1ro1fm1i]

This youngster is great he is far to clever for this guy

[@davidjones190]

If Scotland has succeeded in independence, rejoined the European Union, then the European Union started their own army and put troops on the border of England. How would the British of felt about that that is what has happened to the Russians?

[@Mestari1Gaming]

Are you saying that this "EU Army" would invade the UK because of? Why?

[@jamesball3994]

@@Mestari1Gaming why else would you put an army on a border?

[@davidjones190]

@@Mestari1Gaming no, I’m not saying the EU army would invade, just like NATO haven’t invaded Russia. I’m just saying that the English people would feel very nervous and defensive If they did what NATO have done . NATO have 22,500 soldiers spread out through what was known as the eastern block.

[@Mestari1Gaming]

@@jamesball3994 Invade for why? What does the bri'ish have that the EU as whole does not? tea? krompits? fish and chips?

[@jamesball3994]

@@Mestari1Gaming my friend the clue is in the name they are called the armed forces. Why would you need arm forces?

[@michaelhamblin1408]

If he could let Charlie get a word in Edgeways it would be worth listening to...So Excellent to have a young person speaking so much Sense under intense Interrogation...

[@equinox95]

Anytime they mention Russia and Ukraine, never forget Afghanistan and Iraq......There are forces that want you to.

[@melontusk9660]

You mean that Moscow also invaded Afghanistan?

[@equinox95]

@melontusk9660 Doesn't make what Blair and Bush done any different.

[@dessertfirstgateau]

@@equinox95 You do realise that the Soviet-Afghan war is what led to the USSR collapse?

[@andrewredfern8811]

When asked about health care, he cant answer that so mentions immigration, as thats all reform talk about

[@paulsawtell3991]

Because it's central to most of the issues we now face.

[@sonofsomerset1695]

What is wrong with you, how can you not understand that hundreds of thousands of extra people will use services and need housing that cant be built fast enough to keep up, are you really that brainwashed by left wing propaganda from the likes of LBC that you can dismiss obvious reality?!

[@nnanyelugoanekwe218]

He talks a lot mentioning immigration but can't answer a single question. A lot of meaningless words from the young man. When asked about education, healthcare he answered immigration😂😂😂😂😂.

[@ukbloke28]

@@paulsawtell3991 no it isnt. 45 years of neoliberalism is.

[@frankbirch3877]

None so blind as you who refuse to see.

[@TriAmphontsApple]

Gotta love the comments, LBC it doesn't matter how much you try to twist his words, the change is coming, and it's name is Farage and Reform.

[@dessertfirstgateau]

If you want Putin to rule your country, you can always go to Russia. No matter how much Farage wants to surrender and break up Britain, the Brits will have none of that

[@zachlind5417]

8:02 skilled immigration is much different than unskilled immigration, it'd be foolish to pretend it's all the same, out of control immigration is more of a drawn on public services than a benefit, I don't think anyone can disagree with that. If every person that immigrated was a doctor lawyer or tradesmen sure, then let as many people as can fit in the country in, but criminals, people that will just life off the system without paying into it. That's bad for any country on an economic level. On a humanitarian level it helps people escape from living in a bad part of the world, but it doesn't always help the economy. Not every person is an asset.

[@Nevilledpsn]

Nonsense they do not Dwarf their dependence, experts like the Sage? who did a horrible job and lied to us?

[@dave.F0X]

Since Putin became President in 1999, the EU has expanded from 15 to 25 countries, including former soviet union states.

[@Polemarchos]

That might be correct. But what of it?

[@dave.F0X]

@@Polemarchos Putin is a paranoid dictator. These are triggers.

[@allip4226]

How does countries voluntarily joining the EU justify Putin militarily invading other countries?

[@easynow6821]

@@allip4226 it doesn't but if you like peace you might want to think twice before accepting countries around an aggressive one and excluding said one, you might not like it but that's how peace keeping works, lefties need to grow up! hug everyone politics sound nice but ultimately gets people killed! the world isn't the utopia you think it is.

[@hjhstaff]

Since the USSR collapsed Russia has invaded Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. Might have something to do with countries bordering Russia seeking protection.

[@user-po2bc1rg1d]

Well said sir VOTE REFORM UK

[@agnesbiney4272]

Never

[@stevens8047]

Farage stated the truth. Simply put "you poke there bear expect to be attacked". Farage stated that provoking Putin inevitably leads to retaliation. Putin is a knowledgeable and strategic political operator who also uses criminal tactics. Western political leaders lack his strategic and historical intelligence. There is a void of intellect in western politics. Farage does not support Putin but understands why he felt provoked. Historically, NATO's expansion, despite verbal assurances to Russia, led to tensions, with no formal treaties to prevent it. Mainstream media, like BBC and LBC, is misrepresenting Farage's comments. They are conducting a smear campaign, but it's transparent. Farage has faults, but this narrative is unfair.

[@fightdisciple9192]

Well done young man !

[@Bombheadwire]

Well done that young man.. you did brilliantly dealing with this buffoon

[@slaterslater5944]

I see you're easily convinced by fast- talking bullshiners. Do you regularly use the words "WEF", "woke" and "George Soros"?

[@homebusiness8166]

Support and Vote for ReformUK for the fight back and stop the rot.

[@samuelstevens248]

Fight back for what?

[@sherbertufo5247]

​@@samuelstevens248Common sense, sorely lacking right now.

[@samuelstevens248]

@@sherbertufo5247 from me?

[@sherbertufo5247]

@@samuelstevens248 from the established political parties.

[@samuelstevens248]

@sherbertufo5247 I agree, reform is a company not a political party