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Nigel Farage said it is “probably essential” that Ukraine joins NATO, seemingly putting the key British Donald Trump ally at odds with the U.S. president’s administration as peace talks get underway. The comments come despite Farage previously arguing that NATO and the European Union provoked Vladimir Putin into his invasion of Ukraine.

Farage told a London press conference Wednesday he didn’t want to “pre-judge how these negotiations go” but said “if we can get Putin into a place, and [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy into a place where we have a reasonable negotiation, I would have thought looking ahead, it’s probably essential that Ukraine joins NATO.” Farage doubled down on that point on GB News, where he hosts a show, later that evening, stressing: “Ukraine now joining NATO is almost an essential part of this peace deal.”

Trump’s Brit ally Nigel Farage: Ukraine should join NATO – POLITICO

Uhhh...Wtf. I'm actually shocked he has taken this stance. Kind of makes me question his motives but for now if they're at odds with Trump then I'll take it and hope it causes Elon Musk to freak out and attack Nigel Farage again to split the far-right again. Maybe he's just saying it because it's a popular stance in UK. Keir needs to come out stronger against Donald Trump.