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‘Betters ways’ for Britons to help Ukraine than travelling to fight – Wallace

The Defence Secretary suggested joining the armed forces, donating money or volunteering with refugee organisations.

The Independent UK

UK could expand revised visa rules for Ukrainians after criticism

Defence secretary says ministers will ‘reflect on’ EU’s more generous plan for refugees in coming days

The Guardian - UK

Fresh measures will help Ukrainians seek refuge in UK, Defence Secretary hints

The Government is under pressure to go further to help people fleeing the Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

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UK residents warned not to join war in Ukraine 'unless properly trained'

The UK Defence Secretary countered the advice of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and said there were other ways to help Ukraine

Daily Record

Ukraine invasion to get 'more violent' as Russian forces 'behind schedule' warns Tory

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia could resort to 'ruthless, indiscriminate bombing of cities' in Ukraine with 'high casualty levels' as the invasion entered its fifth day

Daily Mirror

Defence secretary Ben Wallace contradicts Liz Truss and urges Britons not to fight in Ukraine

Ben Wallace also hints at U-turn after UK denied asylum to refugees unless partners or children of British residents

The Independent UK

UK defence secretary: I don't think Putin wants to use nuclear weapons

British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Monday that he does not expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in his pursuit of Ukraine, days after the former Soviet republic invaded its neighbour.

Reuters

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UK says Putin nuclear remarks aimed to distract from Ukraine troubles

Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear deterrent alert is rhetoric designed to distract from the invasion of Ukraine and not linked practical steps to increase readiness to use the weapons, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday.

Reuters

Fears Vladimir Putin could attack Baltic states after Ukraine invasion

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Vladimir Putin 'won't stop' at Ukraine, with NATO members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia likely next in the firing line

Daily Mirror

Nato to deploy extra troops to alliance nations in eastern Europe

Forces not being sent to Ukraine itself to avoid ‘existential’ war with Russia, say UK ministers

The Guardian - UK

It is Johnson, not Putin, who has gone ‘full tonto’, Russian official suggests

Maria Zakharova said ‘similar adjectives’ to those used about the Russian leader could be directed at Britain’s PM.

The Independent UK

Russia: British minister's comment about Putin going 'full tonto' surprising

Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday it was surprised by a remark by UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine showed that President Vladimir Putin had gone "full tonto".

Reuters

Johnson considers sanctions on Putin’s ‘inner circle’ as air strikes hit Kyiv

The Prime Minister discussed fresh measures with allies on Friday.

The Independent UK

‘Still time’ to cut Russia out of Swift payment system, Defence Secretary says

Ben Wallace suggested the Prime Minister would push the issue with Nato allies on Friday.

The Independent UK

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Could British troops be sent to fight in Ukraine? Defence secretary says no to UK deployment

Ben Wallace, UK defence secretary, warned that deploying UK troops in Ukraine could lead to outright war with Russia - which is a nuclear-armed power

The Guardian - UK

UK says it will work ‘all day’ to persuade Europe to cut Russia off from Swift

Foreign secretary goes on diplomatic drive to rally support for peak sanctions measure

The Guardian - UK

Russian army failed to deliver key military goals on day one, says Ben Wallace

UK defence minister rebuffs pleas from Ukrainian and some Conservative MPs to implement no-fly zone over Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia 'pretend' sanctions spark claims of 'disgrace' as Ukraine demands tougher action

Former EU chief Donald Tusk said countries like Germany had 'disgraced themselves' after Britain, the US and EU all announced sanctions on Russia - but failed to ban Moscow from using the SWIFT bank system

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The Independent UK

Ukraine: UK defence secretary compares Putin to Hitler

Vladimir Putin should be ‘held to account’ if he commits war crime, Ben Wallace says

The Guardian - UK

UK politics live: Boris Johnson imposes sanctions against Putin and Lavrov – as it happened

Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister

Evening Standard

Russia lost 450 soldiers and ‘failed to achieve objectives’, says Britain

Russia lost more than 450 army personnel on the first day of full scale war with Ukraine, the defence secretary said on Friday.

Evening Standard

Russia bans UK flights amid fallout from Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace it was a retaliation to Britain’s decision to ban Aeroflot flights from UK airports

Daily Mirror

Defence Secretary compares Putin to Hitler warning he is not in his 'right mind'

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned Russia's President Vladimir Putin is acting 'irrationally' by invading Ukraine - and suggested his warning about echoes of the 1938 Munich conference had been proven right

Daily Mirror

Russian troops closing in on Kyiv but UK says invasion is 'failing' with 450 casualties

There have been reports this morning of fighting outside the Ukrainian capital city, however, even as Russia closes in on Kyiv, with 450 casualties Defence Secretary Ben Wallace claimed the invasion has failed to achieve its main objectives

Reuters

UK says Russia plans to take whole of Ukraine but is failing

Russia intends to take the whole of Ukraine but the Russian army failed to deliver it main objectives on the first day of President Vladimir Putin's invasion, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Friday.

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