The Latest Breaking News from Ben Wallace

Don’t underestimate the West, Wallace tells Putin

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said if allies stuck together, Vladimir Putin would fail.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

Risk ‘a new Iron Curtain will descend upon Europe’ as Russia’s isolation grows

Ben Wallace said the world faced the prospect of a ‘new Cold War’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine evening update: Putin says Russia is ready for talks with Ukraine

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the invasion of Ukraine was 'an attack on our freedoms'

Wales Online · Mar 4, 2022

World War 3 would be 'nuclear and destructive', warns Russian minister

UK Defence Secretary warns Russia likely to use indiscriminate carpet bombing in Ukraine

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2022

Race to flee Kyiv amid fears of Russian carpet bombing

Families in desperate bid to escape from Kyiv

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2022

Johnson’s ‘disgust’ at attacks on Ukraine amid fears Putin will ramp up violence

The Prime Minister offered support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a call on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022

No-fly zone in Ukraine could lead to nuclear WW3 with Russia, defence chiefs suggest

Rejecting calls for a no-fly zone, Ben Wallace warned Russia is a “nuclear-armed power” which “may view escalation of all means” - while General Sir Adrian Bradshaw said it would lead to “the third world war in anybody’s language”

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022

GMB viewers urge Susanna Reid to stop ‘banging the drum for war’ during Ukraine coverage

Susanna Reid and her Good Morning Britain co-host Rob Rinder invited Defence Secretary Ben Wallace onto the ITV breakfast show to talk about the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022

UK invasion of Iraq shows Russia ‘occupying is hardest bit’, says defence secretary

‘We learned that in Iraq’, says Ben Wallace as he predicts Ukrainian resistance will last years

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022

Tory MP says Ben Wallace is defeatist in ruling out Ukraine no-fly zone

Tobias Ellwood says it is misleading to suggest move would automatically lead to war with Russia

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022