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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

Farage accused of ‘licking Trump’s boots’ after calling Zelensky ‘rude’ over White House clash

Nigel Farage has been accused of acting as “Donald Trump’s spokesman in Britain” for refusing to criticise his ally after the US president bullied and belittled Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last Friday.

The Reform UK leader blamed the Ukrainian president for having played the White House meeting “very badly”, as well as accusing Mr Zelensky of “bowling in and showing no respect” for his American counterpart.

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