LAST UPDATE: 15:42 British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, one of the favorites in the race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said today that he has decided not to run for the party leadership. The 52-year-old Wallace overtook Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in recent months in popularity and became the most popular member of the […]
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YouGov poll: Secretary of State Ben Wallace most suitable to succeed Johnson
With Boris Johnson stepping down as the Conservative leadership but keen to remain prime minister until the autumn, the race to succeed him is on. A new YouGov poll of 716 Conservative party members shows at first glance that the field appears to be diverse. Current Defense Secretary Ben Wallace tops the list, with 13%, […]
YPAM Britain: The country must continue to increase investment in defense
Britain must continue to increase investment in defense to meet threats not only from Russia but also from China and other countries, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said today. “I have always said that as the threat changes, so must funding,” Wallace told a conference hosted by the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank […]
“Unwanted” in Russia Boris Johnson
LAST UPDATE: 14:16 Russia today announced that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other high-ranking British officials were barred from entering the country in response to British sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine. “This measure was taken in response to the unbridled communication and political campaign in order to isolate Russia internationally […]
Britain to back Poland if it decides to send fighters to Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 10.01 British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said today that Britain would support Poland if the latter decided to supply fighter jets to Ukraine, but warned that such an action could have immediate consequences for Poland. “I would support the Poles and whatever choice they make,” Wallace told Sky News, adding that the United […]
NATO has made it clear to the Kremlin that it will not change its ‘open door’ policy.
The British Defense Secretary said today that Ukraine is on a path to NATO membership and that London has made it clear to the Kremlin that the Alliance’s policy regarding the accession of new members will not change. “We remain an organization with an open door policy,” Ben Wallace told reporters at NATO headquarters. “I […]
US-Britain: A Russian invasion of Ukraine is very likely
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said today that the risk of a Russian military invasion of Ukraine was high and imminent to justify the removal of most of the staff of the US embassy in Kiev, which was announced earlier this year. Speaking at a joint news conference in Honolulu after meeting with the […]