Defence secretary flatly rejects president’s claims that the West had planned to attack Russia
But Mr Wallace accused Mr Putin and his “utterly complicit” generals of “hijacking” the memory of Russian troops repelling the Nazis in the Second World War.In Moscow, Mr Putin claimed that his attack on Russia’s neighbour was necessary to ward off “an absolutely unacceptable threat just next to our borders”.He reportedly added at the Victory Day celebrations that the West has been “preparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimea”.
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