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Peter Colthup, a Second World War veteran who celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday, was today presented with two medals for his service in the Netherlands.

As he was, he weighed in on the war in Ukraine – which has been ongoing since February.

He said: “Putin is a little nutcase isn’t he? He’s a psychological disaster. 

“He needs to see a psychiatrist.”

Mr Colthup served in the Glider Pilot Regiment and took part in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands in September 1944.

On Friday, the day after his 100th birthday, he was surprised with the Dutch Liberation Medal and the Market Garden Medal by the Dutch Attache at his home in Whitstable, Kent.

Mr Colthup, originally from London, first joined the Essex Regiment as he was under 18 when he signed up to join the war effort.

He then joined the Glider Pilot Regiment “so he could sit down instead of carrying a heavy gun” and took part in Operation Market Garden, which attempted to create an Allied route into northern Germany over the River Rhine.