Putin's invasion of Ukraine is 'dreadful' but he is not the West's biggest threat - GB News' Nigel Farage tells CPAC

GB News presenter Nigel Farage told the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando not to think "Putin is the biggest danger" to the West.

Mr Farage told the conference that China is the most significant threat to liberal democracies and the NATO alliance.

"If China sees how weak are, it could, within the next few months and goodness me, Chinese state media this week has been broadcasting saying that Taiwan is part of China.

"If China takes Taiwan, you realise what that will do for us? Despite the massive investments, the semi-conductors that are needed, there is so much of our modern life, the semi-conductors that are needed without which the car industry would grind to a halt.

Mr Farage went on: "They are still manufactured, for the most part, in Taiwan. If China moves against the weak West, if China moves against the weak American president, I think weak’s quite a complimentary word really but anyway, but if China moves and takes Taiwan that will have disastrous consequences for all of us.

The GB News presenter said it was on Britain and America to ensure Russia is punished for its actions.

"So you see however you feel sitting in right now, however comfortable you feel about this burden of responsibility that is on American shoulders, you can see if we don't act, if we don't get this right, it will have catastrophic consequences.

"We promised the Russians when the wall came down, we would not extend NATO and the European Union to the east. They've considered that as an encroachment on their territory. We have made mistakes. We have got things wrong.

"We have not been honest about much of our dealings with Ukraine and Russia. But the fact is, we are where we are. What Putin has done is truly dreadful. It is dangerous, it is frightening, and if we believe in independent nation states and liberty and democracy, then America and Britain, by your side, have to send that message - no further can he be allowed to go.

"We have to send it."