"I've spent well over seven years with three phones by my bed." "I went into politics in the Scottish parliament in 1999. The defence secretary told The Times he's "not standing next time" following speculation about his position. Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver.īen Wallace - the longest-serving Conservative defence secretary - has now confirmed he will step down from the cabinet at the next reshuffle - and as an MP at the next election. In May a prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar
Their killings on Ukraine, while Kyiv denied that and portrayed In bomb attacks inside Russia in the past year. Two prominent pro-war Russian figures, journalist Daryaĭugina and military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, have been killed
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Ms Sobchak is a well known journalist and TV host who also ran Telegram about the alleged plot, urging the security services to Supporter of Russia's war in Ukraine, posted a message on Ms Simonyan, head of state media outlet RT and a vocal There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which has denied involvement in assassinations of pro-war figures The seven defendants were remanded in custody until 14 September, Russia's state-owned TASS news agency reported on Saturday. They claim the five under-18s and two men were "motivated by national hatred" in a plot "backed by Ukraine" to kill Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak. This open-air garage reflects new military realities as the Ukrainians try to push into enemy positions.Ī court in Moscow has indicted seven people on criminal charges of trying to kill two prominent Russian journalists. "When something happens, we can fix it at any time." "The guys are working 24/7," said Major Oleksii. Nearby we found a muddy clearing that had been turned into a garage for "automotive first aid".Ī team of grease-stained mechanics were working on a collection of vehicles that had been knocked out by Russian mines. The main street had been obliterated and farms and meadows have been repurposed by the military. In the village of Storozheve the signs of war were impossible to ignore. We travelled to communities in the region of Zaporizhzhia that has been recently secured by the Ukrainians. It will also be greeted with sadness in communities up and down the front where residents are desperate to leave war behind. The fact that progress on the Ukrainian frontline is now measured in metres will come as a disappointment to many in the West - although experts say Ukraine has recaptured 253 square kilometres since 4 June. "I will personally continue to support Ukraine on its path for as long as it takes, but national parliaments often have competing needs and Ukraine and the UK must continue to encourage this strong support, with facts and friendship," he ended.Īs defence secretary since 2019, Mr Wallace has led the UK's response to Russia's invasion - and its provision of weapons to Ukraine.īy John Sparks, international correspondent He added that he meant to say Britain's relationship with Ukraine is not "transactional" but more of a "partnership". "It was a comment not about governments, but more about citizens and members of parliaments." "I said that Ukraine sometimes needs to realize that in many countries and in some parliaments there is not such strong support as in Great Britain," he wrote.
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In a series of tweets posted in Ukrainian, Mr Wallace said the comments were "somewhat misinterpreted". You can read the rest of Jon Craig's analysis here:įollowing news of his decision to step down as defence secretary, Ben Wallace has attempted to clarify comments he made earlier this week that the UK is not an "Amazon for weapons". And asked what they're for, he replied: "Secret, secret and secret."Īnd it was family pressure, he said, that reinforced his decision not to run for the Conservative leadership last year, even though he was the favourite for the top job among the party faithful.Īt least one, but not all, of his three children (boy, girl, boy, aged between 13 and 18) urged him not to run. "I've spent well over seven years with three phones by my bed," he told Shipman. The tone of his newspaper interview reveals frustration, disappointment and weariness after a marathon stint in one of the most high-pressure and stressful jobs in government. Whatever happened behind the scenes his confirmation that he's going was not a surprise, for a number of reasons. In his Sunday Times interview confirming his plans to quit as defence secretary in September and leave parliament at the next election Ben Wallace said he told Rishi Sunak his plans on 16 June. By Jon Craig, chief political correspondent
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