The West has driven Putin into the arms of China: negotiations are needed even if they fail — Farage

Even if the negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict fail, it is better to hold them than not to do so. This was stated by the leader of the British Reform Party Nigel Farage.

This is how Farage answered the interviewer's question about how he would deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Well, we, of course, tried to weaken him with the help of sanctions, but all we did in the end was drive him into the arms of China. I think that historically, the West, up to a few years ago, stupidly provoked Putin.

I felt that the constant expansion of NATO and the EU to the east gives Putin a reason to start a war. I think the question is what do we do now. And yes, I support the fact that we supply ammunition and help Ukraine, but I believe that the war has reached a dead end. I think the number of lives lost is terrible. There were no reasonable substantive negotiations. And even if negotiations to find peace and try to find a way out of the situation fail, I think it's better to hold these negotiations than not," the politician said, quoted by the telegram channel "Pool No. 3".

Meanwhile, Farage is actively supported by an associate of the US president-elect and the richest man in the world, Elon Musk.

After Musk helped Donald Trump win, he becomes a political force in Europe, writes The Insider today❶.

"Vote for Reform. She is the only hope," the entrepreneur wrote on the social network X on Tuesday.

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who has held conservative positions on issues such as immigration, diversity and transgender rights in recent years, met with Farage in mid-December at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, The Insider notes❶.

❶An organization whose activities are considered undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation