Russian top brass accused of war crimes

Russian top brass accused of war crimes

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wants to challenge Russia’s use of suffering and commemoration on its 9 May parade - an annual event marking the Soviet Union's victory in the Second World War - which he says will hide their military’s poor leadership in Ukraine, Qazet.az reports.

Wallace says Russia’s generals have shown a “disgraceful display of self preservation and doubling down on failure”.

In his speech at the National Army Museum, Wallace will say all professional soldiers should be appalled by the behaviour of the Russian Army.

He’ll say their top brass have engaged in war crimes and have failed their own troops.

Wallace says they should be court-martialled. That seems highly unlikely.