Nigel Farage says EU has ‘bloody hands’ over Ukraine crisis
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London. The European Union has “blood on its hands” over the crisis in Ukraine by showing imperialist ambitions, Nigel Farage has claimed. The Ukip leader said that the British government and EU had “geed up” those behind the uprising that ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, The Huffington Post learnt.
Protesters took to the streets of Kyiv following Yanukovych’s decision to reject an association deal with the EU, preferring closer ties with Russia, with dozens killed in the violence. Following his loss of power, the Russian-leaning Crimean peninsula has been effectively annexed by Moscow and there are fears that president Vladimir Putin could make a move on the country’s eastern regions.
During a head-to-head LBC debate with Nick Clegg on the European Union, Farage said: “We should hang our heads in shame.” He said the British Government had encouraged the EU to pursue an “imperialist, expansionist” agenda.
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