Is Nigel Farage right about Putin's invasion? Sergey Radchenko vs Glenn Diesen | SpectatorTV

Nigel Farage has sparked fury since arguing that the West is partially responsible for Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Does the Reform leader have a point? Historian Sergey Radchenko and academic Glenn Diesen debate the role of NATO in provoking Russia, Putin's motivations for the war in Ukraine, and the conflicting principles of indivisible security and the right to join alliances.

00:44 Has Nigel Farage got a point?
05:25 Putin's agency
11:08 Nato expansion
17:30 Mark Rutte

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