The Latest Breaking News from Ben Wallace

UK launches eight P-8 Poseidon aircraft to hunt Russian submarines in Arctic

The aircraft are modified with specialist monitoring equipment, as well as torpedoes

Wales Online · Mar 30, 2022

No, the British defence minister isn’t ready to send nukes to Ukraine

Russian YouTubers spoke to British Minister of Defence Ben Wallace by pretending they were the Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and then released a video on March 17 featuring excerpts making it sound like the British minister would support Ukraine with nuclear weapons. The video spread like wildfire on social…

France 24 · Mar 29, 2022

Britain to boost military presence in Arctic

Britain plans to increase its military presence in the Arctic, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday, amid increased concerns among NATO allies about Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

UK Calls on YouTube to Take Down Videos ‘Doctored’ by Russia

Britain's Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday called on YouTube to remove videos from its online platform of a hoax video call to defense minister Ben Wallace, which they said had been doctored by the Russian state. Wallace last week ordered an inquiry after an impostor claiming to be the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022

MoD presses YouTube to remove ‘Russian state’ hoax videos of Defence Secretary

The demand came as the third clip featuring Ben Wallace was published on the video sharing giant.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

UK calls on YouTube to take down videos 'doctored' by Russia

Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday called on YouTube to remove videos from its online platform of a hoax video call to defence minister Ben Wallace, which they said had been doctored by the Russian state.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

Putin has ‘crossed the threshold of barbarism’ with Ukraine invasion – PM

Boris Johnson said the West ‘should not hesitate to go further in strengthening sanctions and providing further defensive military aid to Ukraine’.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

UK running low on anti-tank weapons, defence secretary tells Russian hoaxers

Impostors posing as Ukrainian PM post new YouTube clip with Ben Wallace’s response to claim that arms have failed

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

Officials fear Russia will release more hoax video calls during Nato summit

Western officials have warned that more videos could be released during Thursday’s emergency summit on the invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

UK has enough weapons says MoD as it slams Russian ‘propaganda’ video of Ben Wallace

The Ministry of Defence criticised the “doctored clips” released after several Cabinet ministers were targeted by imposters

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022