Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared he has "never liked" Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he discussed the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.

Speaking to GB News, Farage said: "The Prime Minister is reverting to outright lies, outright lies, saying that Reform fawned over Putin. I've never heard such rubbish.

"I said in one sentence 12 years ago that I respected him as a leader, but didn't like him as a person. I've never liked the guy. We deplore the invasion. The fact that the Prime Minister is sinking to these depths, I think it shows you, despite what's happening on the international stage, domestically, this Government's become very unpopular very, very quickly."