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Russia places UK ex-Defence Minister Ben Wallace on wanted list

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera Staff·19 days ago
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Wallace last year recommended helping Ukraine carry out a strike on the bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea. Russia ‌has placed British former Defence Minister Ben Wallace ⁠on a ⁠wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, according to the Russian ⁠Interior Ministry’s database cited by state media. State-run news agency TASS quoted an unnamed source in law enforcement as saying that the investigation was linked to “terrorism-related charges”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 EU, UK sanction Russians over deportations of Ukrainian children list 2 of 3 Starmer defiant at cabinet meeting amid growing pressure to resign list 3 of 3 UK’s Starmer faces challenge as resignation calls overshadow king’s speech end of list Wallace served as the UK’s defence minister from 2019 – before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ⁠2022 – until August 2023. He has continued to advocate boosting military support for Kyiv and condemned Russian aggression.…

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