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Wallace: Russia could send for further ‘cannon fodder’ after Kherson loss

Defence Secretary urges ‘caution’ when considering the jubilant scenes on the streets of the recaptured Ukrainian city.

The Independent UK

Sunak vows to ‘call out’ Russia over Ukraine in face-to-face encounter with Putin’s minister

Prime minister attending G20 summit in Bali days after Russian withdrawal from Kherson

The Independent UK

Ben Wallace: Russian retreat from Kherson ‘another strategic failure’ for Putin’s troops

Defence Secretary says Russia’s war on Ukraine has only led to ‘humiliation’

Evening Standard

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Scenes of joy as Ukrainians celebrate the liberation of Kherson

‘The people of Kherson were waiting. They never gave up on Ukraine. Hope for Ukraine is always justified - and Ukraine always regains its own,’ Mr Zelensky said

Evening Standard

UK says Kherson retreat is another humiliation for Russia

Britain said Russia's withdrawal from the only regional capital in Ukraine that it had captured since its invasion began in February was another humiliation for its army but Moscow continued to pose a threat.

Reuters

‘Kherson ours’: Ukraine celebrates after Russian retreat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Kherson ‘ours’ after Russian troops withdrew from the city.

Al Jazeera

UK says Putin 'humiliated' after Kherson failure and Russians ask 'what was it all for'

The UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace blasted Russia after Vladimir Putin's forces announced they had completed the withdrawal of troops from the Kherson region

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Ben Wallace steps back from Liz Truss’s 3% defence spending target

Defence secretary changes stance under new PM after previously threatening to quit if pledge not met

The Guardian - UK

Wallace ‘determined’ to increase defence spending despite budget pressures

The Defence Secretary was speaking after a meeting of ministers from the Joint Expeditionary Force nations in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Withdrawal from Kherson reinforces Russian weakness, Sunak and Zelensky say

The Prime Minister expressed careful optimism over Moscow’s troops being forced to flee Kherson.

The Independent UK

Wallace urges caution on Russian withdrawal from Kherson

Mr Wallace and other defence ministers stressed it is Ukraine’s choice to enter peace talks or not.

The Independent UK

UK to provide 1,000 more air defence missiles to Ukraine OLD

Nato chief confident UK will ‘lead by example’ on defence spending after Rishi Sunak meeting

The Independent UK

Russia 'losing slowly' in Ukraine war as UK vows to continue to support invaded country

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace spoke to Ukrainian volunteers who are being trained to fight in the war against Russia and told them Britain will support them as Russia continues to struggles in the war

Daily Mirror

Russia ‘slowly losing war’, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace tells Ukrainian troops training in Kent

Mr Wallace also said the UK does not fear reprisals from Russia for supporting Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Wallace: UK doesn’t fear Russian reprisals for supporting Ukraine

The Defence Secretary spoke out on a visit to an Army camp where Ukrainian volunteers are being trained to fight in the war against Russia.

Reuters

UK boosts support for Ukrainian troops through winter

Britain is stepping up its support for Ukrainian soldiers through the winter, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Reuters on Wednesday, following weeks of Ukrainian advances towards the southern city of Kherson.

The Independent UK

Tory MP rebuked over ‘crass racial slur’ in Commons

Second row in as many weeks

The National (Scotland)

Claims of nuclear radiation breach at Trident depot denied by Royal Navy

CLAIMS that a Trident nuclear weapons depot had to be closed due to a dangerous radiation breach have been denied by the Royal Navy.

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The Independent UK

UK government rejects plan to build national flagship

Britain’s government has scrapped a 250 million-pound ($288 million) plan to build a national flagship that was supposed to tour the world as a “floating embassy” amid a public spending squeeze and to prioritize funding for boosting U.K. defenses against Russia

Evening Standard

What was Boris Johnson’s national flagship project and why was it terminated?

The national flagship yacht was meant to promote the UK abroad

Daily Mirror

Labour defence chief visits NATO HQ as party ramps up links with alliance

John Healey travels to Brussels for negotiations with coalition leaders and ambassadors from member countries

Evening Standard

Watch: National flagship plans terminated by Defence Secretary

A £250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped as part of a squeeze on government spending. The national flagship plan was sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braced for cuts in the November 17 autumn statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The…

The Guardian - UK

Sunak sinks new royal yacht plan in favour of ocean surveillance ship

Defence capabilities prioritised over Johnson’s £250m ‘vanity project’ for successor to HMY Britannia

Daily Mirror

Top Tory defends buying foreign so troops don't have 'rubbish' gear like Russia

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said working with companies based abroad meant UK armed forces would always have the "best" equipment

The Independent UK

Putin and spending squeeze sink plans for royal yacht replacement

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the priority was on new vessels to protect undersea cables rather than a ‘national flagship’.

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