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Putin has gone ‘full tonto’ over actions in Ukraine - Ben Wallace

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the Russian president has made the mistake of having no allies in his actions, comparing him to Tsar Nicholas I during the Crimean War.

Mr Wallace, a former Scots Guards officer in the Army, claimed Vladimir Putin had gone "full tonto" over actions ordering troops into Ukraine.

Russia's Ministry of Defence has hit back at Mr Wallace's comments.

According to the RIA Novosti news agency, spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov said: "We recommend that British servicemen study well not only the geography of Russia, but also its history, in order not to enrich our common military history with their lives to please poorly educated British politicians."

The Crimean War was fought mainly in the Crimean peninsula between 1853 and 1856 between Russia and an alliance between the British, French and Ottomans.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-60496122

I reckon this politician should be reminded he is no longer a member of the British army.