Defence Secretary: Emergency US trip amid nuclear threat

Ben Wallace cancelled his appearance in front of the Commons Defence Committee on Tuesday and flew to the US for summits in the Pentegan and White House.

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Mr Wallace was meeting with his US counterpart for “the sort of conversations that [are] beyond belief really, the fact we are at a time when these sorts of conversations are necessary”.

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[imperatorvespasian]

these people must be removed for the sake of humanity

[jake]

I missed the part where Ukraine was part of the EU or NATO and wasn't a backwater for politicians to launder their money and make dodgy investments

[captainjoejoe]

Russia pulling all citizens and military out of Kherson... this is not a good thing. 🍄

[onedaywewill]

All these people seem to have a death wish. Of course, it won't affect them in their bunkers, but what about us?

[Stella-biwp]

China has told its citizens to leave Ukraine, the threat of nuclear bomb going off is very real. Power of Prayer.

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One of the standard's more popular videos, I see

[raymondadams]

it's not the winning but the taking part that counts

[mattfranks]

Hair are your ariels receiving messages from the cosmos . This is the reason bald headed men are uptight ...I'm not sure what Karen's excuse is ?

[ZyNeEnZyNe]

If it comes to nuclear war, NATO will make sure that the phrase ''Russia'' is only a concept used by future historians. Ol' Vlad will make sure the entirety of his country is covered in green and ionising hellfire, all because he lost to Ukraine LOL