‘Prank’ video with British Defence Secretary emerges after Kremlin blamed for hoaxes

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (Ian West/PA)

Ministers are braced for more videos to emerge after a “prank” call with British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace surfaced in the wake of Britain blaming Vladimir Putin’s Russia for attempted hoaxes.

Downing Street accused the Kremlin of being behind the efforts to secure sensitive or embarrassing information in duplicitous calls ahead of the first footage being published on Monday evening.