British Defense Secretary Wallace compares dealings with Russia with the policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany at the time. He criticizes the West’s lack of toughness. All information in the news blog. Russia has massed more than 120,000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine, and the eastern European country and the west fear an invasion. The Kremlin rejects this accusation, but makes extensive demands on the NATO countries. Western countries are threatening far-reaching sanctions if Russian troops invade Ukraine. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has compared the West’s diplomatic efforts in the current conflict with Russia to pre-WWII appeasement policies...