Ciaran O’Connor: Russia knows what it’s doing with spread of disinformation

We are all allowed to question things like the role of Nato, but spreading Russian propaganda goes too far, writes Ciaran O’Connor

Donald Trump has repeated President Vladimir Putin's lie that Russia was entering as “a peacekeeper”,

SOMETHING truly extraordinary happened on February 24. Nigel Farage admitted he was wrong. Such occasions are rare. 

One of the few times he has addressed his shortcomings in matters of fact came after the Brexit referendum when he admitted many of his claims about the NHS in advance of the vote were a “mistake”. This time, Farage’s statement referenced his misreading of Russian president Vladimir Putin who, he said, “has gone much further than I thought he would”.