Ben Wallace falls victim to pranksters claiming to be Ukrainian Prime Minister

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Russia has released a video of Ben Wallace obtained by state hoaxers purporting to show him discussing Ukraine’s nuclear ambitions.

The video was released on YouTube just hours after Downing Street accused Vladimir Putin’s Russia of hoaxing the Defence Secretary and Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, through impostors posing as Ukrainian politicians in calls with the pair.

Boris Johnson’s official spokesman warned that the Russians would use doctored versions of the calls in a disinformation campaign to support its “illegal” invasion of Ukraine.

In the video of the Microsoft Teams call released and billed as “part 1”, Mr Wallace is seen in a car apparently talking to an impostor posing as Denys Shmyhal, the Ukrainian prime minister.

Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/21/russia-releases-video-ben-wallace-supporting-ukraines-nuclear/

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