The West’s handling of Putin risks repeating the grave mistake made with Hitler before World War 2, Defense Minister warns

The US Defense Secretary warned that the West’s handling of Vladimir Putin risks repeating the mistakes made in dealing with Hitler before World War 2.

Ben Wallace said that there was a wind in Munich” – alluding to the infamous agreement in which Britain and France allowed the Nazi leader to take territory in exchange for the promise of peace.

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His chilling warning comes as the world prepares for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the next few days.

He said the 130,000 Russian troops concentrated on the border could “launch an attack at any time”, despite continued diplomatic efforts.

And Wallace even hinted that the West could repeat a historical mistake reminiscent of the miscalculation that eventually led to World War 2.

He said: “It could be him [Putin] just turn off his tank and we all go home, but there’s a breeze of Munich coming from some people in the West. “

Speaking to The Sunday Times, the Defense Minister described RussiaThe continued military strongholds that spring up on the border are “disturbing”.

Now, his outspoken comments have raised fears that the Kremlin will invade Ukraine despite diplomatic negotiations and threats of sanctions.

According to Wallace, it seems that the determined efforts of international leaders could end up in a pile of straw, should Putin make the attack.

President Joe Biden warns Russia will incur ‘severe and rapid costs’ when the Ukraine crisis reached its peak.

Wallace drew a direct comparison to the Munich agreement, which allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland in 1938, but did not prevent World War II.

Hitler continued his invasion of Poland just a year later – with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s peacekeeping efforts falling into disrepair.

However, talks between international officials and the Kremlin continued, with Biden promising he was ready to engage in diplomacy while “equally preparing for other scenarios”.

It comes like Russia moves a fleet of attack helicopters to the border in one of the most ominous signs of aggression yet to be seen.

Footage of the helicopters taking part in the drills appears eerily similar to footage of planes at the same location in 2014 when Moscow intervened in the Donbas and annexed Crimea.

Global diplomats have warned their natives to leave Kiev due to an existential threat.

Could it be him? [Putin] just turned off his tank and we all went home, but there was a breeze of Munich from some people in the West.

Ben Wallace

Armed Forces Secretary James Heappey has warned British citizens that the RAF will not proceed with an evacuation if war breaks out.

It comes amid US intelligence reports suggesting the invasion could happen as early as Wednesday.

Wallace warned that the possibility of “millions of displaced people – refugees – pouring from one European country to another” was a real possibility.

Poland is one of the countries preparing for a wave of Ukrainians fleeing the conflict should Russia step in.

Now, the world is watching with gasps as the Kremlin says it will pause to consider US and NATO responses following intense talks with Joe Biden on Saturday.

Northern Ireland Minister Brandon Lewis spoke of his desire for a “diplomatic outcome” in the face of continued tensions.

“We have to be realistic with Russia having 100,000 troops on its border, an imminent Russian invasion is quite possible,” he told Sky News.

“It’s very possible that Putin is testing the boundaries he can go. The UK has put together the lead for that alliance to tell Russia that this is not something we will tolerate.”

But Russia has begun pulling its diplomats out of the Ukrainian capital Kiev in the clearest sign of an invasion underway – as US spies claim to have unearthed a war plan. Putin’s fight.

PUTIN’S PLAN

It is believed to involve attacking Kiev, a city of 2.9 million people, from the air while troops swarmed across the border, posing a major risk of civilian casualties.

The US believes that air, rail and road traffic will likely be targeted across the country, along with its electricity grid.

Military satellites yesterday detected more large troop movements towards the Ukrainian border, suggesting an imminent boost.

Huge columns of vehicles and men can be seen in Valuyki, western Russia, heading south to the Ukrainian border 10 kilometers away.

Russia has delivered a “nuclear cannon” capable of firing nuclear warheads to Veselaya Lopan in Belgorod, also ten miles from the border.

More than 30 tactical exercises with the participation of the Russian Navy’s Caspian fleet, supported by helicopters and troops, will increase tensions near Ukraine’s southern border from today.

The exercises will be held in conjunction with intimidation exercises in the Black Sea and Sea of ​​Azov.

Six Russian amphibious ships, which can carry 2,000 troops and 40 tanks, are also within a short distance of Ukraine’s southern coast.

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