Ben Wallace, who announced his intention to resign about a month ago, has officially written a statement. Grant Shapps became the new defense minister of Great Britain.
On August 31, it became known that British Defense Minister Ben Wallace resigned. It is believed that this was preceded by the refusal of the United States to support his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance. And also the scandal with his statement that Britain is not Amazon that supplies weapons, so Ukraine should be more grateful.
Previously, Grant Shapps was the country’s energy minister.
After taking office, the new British defense minister promised to “continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Putin’s barbaric invasion.”
