Politico: Russia may not have invaded Ukraine but for Brexit, says EU’s Verhofstadt
Belgian MEP adds that ‘a united Europe, certainly on defense matters, would make an enormous difference’ in fight against Putin.
A “stronger and united Europe” — i.e., one with the United Kingdom still in the EU — could have been enough to dissuade Vladimir Putin from his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
That was the bold claim made by Guy Verhofstadt, the Belgian MEP and former European Parliament point man on Brexit, in a radio interview Tuesday.
Verhofstadt told LBC that the “brutal invasion” by Russia “has nothing to do with the extension of NATO, it has nothing to do with … the European Union. It’s really an attempt by Putin to restore the old Soviet Union.”
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Update #1: Brexit paved the way for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt (LBC)
Update #2: Russia might not have invaded Ukraine without Brexit, says Guy Verhofstadt (The Telegraph)
Update #3: Russia may not have invaded Ukraine if it weren't for Brexit, top MEP claims (The National)
WNU Editor: Nigel Farage reacts to Guy Verhofstadt claims Russia might not have invaded Ukraine without Brexit (see video below).