He spoke at a press conference after the U.K. and France signed a declaration of intent to deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.
Asked if the U.K. was right to commit troops to Ukraine, Farage replied: “Boots on the ground with kit — what boots? What kit?
“We might be able to go for six or eight weeks, but if you’re talking about a modern-day reincarnation of the British Army of the Rhine, forget it. We are in no position to do it.”
Farage said that while he was “not a pacifist,” he could not support the plan without a clearer exit strategy, higher defense spending and more European allies contributing troops.
Asked by POLITICO if there are any circumstances in which he’d support putting boots on the ground in Ukraine, the Reform leader replied: “Would I be prepared to be part of an international peacekeeping force? Yes.
“But our own engagement with it would be time-restricted and on rotation — then you might think seriously about saying yes. In these circumstances, no, I don’t believe this has been properly thought through.”