He added: “Imagine how we would feel if Mexico and Canada became satellites of China. We wouldn’t like that at all. In Russia’s case, this is an existential question.”

The Fox News host said that a Nato takeover of Ukraine would “compromise Russia’s access to its Sevastopol Naval Base – that’s the site of the Russian Black Sea fleet and one of the country’s only connections to international waters.

“So at this point, Nato exists primarily to torment Vladimir Putin who, whatever his many faults, has no intention of invading Western Europe. Vladimir Putin does not want Belgium. He just wants to keep his western borders secure,” he added.