UK Defense Minister Wallace Resigns After Four Years in Office
Wallace was appointed the UK's defense chief in 2019 under the government of then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson. | UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has sent a resignation letter to the country’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after four years in office, according to a document published by the British government on Thursday. Sunak, in turn, accepted the resignation, saying that he fully understands his desire "to step down after eight years of exacting ministerial duties." Commenting on Wallace’s resignation, Russian Foreign Minister spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in turn, wrote on her Telegram page that time has come to “bid farewell to the character responsible for the contamination of Ukrainian lands with radiation through the supply of shells with depleted uranium to the Kiev; Agent 006 has ingloriously left the battlefield.” A British news network reported that Wallace had been replaced by the current Energy, Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps. Shapps was reportedly seen entering Number 10 on Thursday morning, giving a wave to the gathered journalists as he entered. ● Additionally, the UK’s arms supplies to Ukraine included at least five million pieces of anti-personnel weapons, such as mortars and grenades, as well as 1,500 pieces of anti-aircraft weapons and 100 launchers for them.