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Russian YouTubers spoke to British Minister of Defence Ben Wallace by pretending they were the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyha and then released a video on March 17 featuring excerpts making it sound like the British minister would support Ukraine with nuclear weapons. The video spread like wildfire on social media and in Russian media outlets. But the edited video is misleading. In reality, the British minister preached caution in using nuclear weapons.
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Russian media outlets and various posts online claim that British Defence Minister Ben Wallace is ready to help Ukraine by sending it nuclear weapons.
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For proof, they’ve cited a video posted by Russian YouTubers who managed to contact British Defence Minister Ben Wallace by pretending they were Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. The video features excerpts of the recorded video call.
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This video has been cut and edited. If you listen to the full conversation, Ben Wallace makes it clear he isn’t on board with sending nuclear weapons to Ukraine.
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The people behind the Russian YouTube channel Vovan222prank, which has since been deleted, are known for playing pranks on high-ranking officials, especially those who criticize the Russian government. They pretended to be Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal during a video call with British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. On March 17, they posted excerpts of their call with the minister in a video lasting one and a half minutes. Their video garnered more than 290,000 views before being deleted from YouTube.
In this short video, you can hear YouTubers pretending to be Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal asking Ben Wallace some questions.
“We would like to continue the nuclear program in order to…
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Source : france24
