Trump giving too much ground on Ukraine, says Farage

Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Donald Trump's attack to Ukraine ceasefire talks, saying Russia appears to beryllium "getting acold excessively much".

The Reform UK person told the BBC helium "would not beryllium 100% with" the existent stance of the US president's squad successful negotiations to extremity the conflict.

He added it was "quite close to purpose for peace," but Russian person Vladimir Putin indispensable not beryllium allowed to look a "winner" successful a ceasefire deal.

Trump has vowed to present a speedy solution to the war, but talks person truthful acold failed to nutrient statement 2 months aft helium took office.

The US president blindsided European leaders past period by announcing nonstop talks with Russia to extremity the struggle without the engagement of Kyiv.

The Trump medication has besides ruled retired allowing Ukraine to articulation Nato, and went connected to intermission quality and subject assistance to Ukraine earlier resuming it aft President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to a US-backed connection for a month-long ceasefire plan.

The US has besides truthful acold declined to supply information guarantees for a suggested European unit to constabulary immoderate eventual bid deal.

Asked connected BBC Radio 4's Today programme whether helium agreed with Trump's presumption connected Ukraine, Farage said: "I would accidental it's rather close to purpose for peace, but we can't person a bid that turns Putin into a winner.

"So I would not beryllium 100% with wherever his squad is close now, perfectly not".

"We privation a bid deal, surely everybody wants a bid deal. But it needs to beryllium equitable – close astatine the moment, it appears Russia is getting acold excessively much," the Reform UK person added.

Asked whether Trump had fixed excessively overmuch ground, helium replied: "At the moment, that's the mode it looks".

"There whitethorn beryllium things going connected down the scenes connected the Russian broadside that we don't know, but astatine the moment, that's the worry".

Farage is simply a salient protagonist of the US president, appearing astatine immoderate of his predetermination rallies and visiting his Mar-a-Lago residence.

But his governmental alignment with Trump has seen him look disapproval from rival parties successful the UK, wherever determination is wide governmental backing for Ukraine.

Chlorine-washed chicken

Elsewhere successful his interview, Farage suggested helium would beryllium unfastened to lifting the UK's prohibition connected chlorine-washed chickenhearted arsenic portion of a woody to debar Trump tariffs connected British goods exported to America.

American farmers are allowed to lavation chickens with chlorine solution to maximise productivity and lifting European bans connected the signifier has been a longstanding request of US commercialized negotiators.

Food regulators connected some sides of the Atlantic accidental the signifier itself does not contiguous information concerns, but European governments person argued it could pb to a semipermanent simplification successful payment standards by compensating for mediocre hygiene.

The Reform person said helium was blessed to "let consumers decide" and bargain American chickenhearted "provided we person the close labelling".

The Liberal Democrats said the determination would "sell retired our hard-working British farmers" and Farage wanted to crook the UK into a "Trump tribute act".