A row has broken out after the UK Defence Secretary claimed Russia “definitely” has an interest in the independence debate.Ben Wallace also suggested an independent Scotland could be more vulnerable to terrorism due to a lack of shared intelligence.SNP defence spokesman Stewart McDonald hit back by accusing Wallace of "scaremongering".A report last year by Westminster’s Intelligence and Security Committee found there was “credible” evidence Moscow undertook “influence campaigns” in relation to the 2014 vote.
Pro-UK figures believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is sympathetic to independence as it would break up the UK. Wallace, Tory Defence Secretary since 2019, was asked by journalists if there is any evidence of Russian interference in
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