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Originally Posted by ianch99
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I'm not a Farage Fan boy, but neither do I dislike him. From your first link (which was from 2014)
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Mr Farage was asked by GQ magazine’s new interviewer Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former spin chief, which world leader he most admired. “As an operator, but not as a human being, I would say Putin,” he replied. “The way he played the whole Syria thing. Brilliant. Not that I approve of him politically. How many journalists in jail now?”
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the Ukip leader stressed he did not approve of Crimea’s annexation, but lambasted EU leaders for being “weak and vain” over Ukraine and Syria. He added: “If you poke the Russian bear with a stick, he will respond.”
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Doesn't come across as "pro" Russian to me.
From the second link also 9 years old, which basically just has a go at him for being on RT, back in the day quotes him.
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He pointed out: "I said I don't like him, I wouldn't trust him and I wouldn't want to live in his country, but compared with the kids who run foreign policy in this country, I've more respect for him than our lot."
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Which more of an attack on the British Government, rather than a love for Putin.
And from Ben's link - in which there is no pro-Russian comments at all.
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Mr Farage admitted he was "wrong" to have previously suggested that the Russian president would not attack his western neighbour.
"Well, I was wrong. Putin has gone much further than I thought he would," Mr Farage said in a tweet on Thursday as Russian helicopters were spotted fighting near Kiev.
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So I do not see anyone beholden to Russia, nor detect any pro-Russia sentiment.