UK Defense Minister resigns

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced his resignation saying: “I became a Member of Parliament in 2005 and after all these years it is time to invest in the parts of life I have neglected and discover new opportunities.”

In his resignation letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Wallace claimed that at the end of his four years as minister, he had left behind a more modern, secure and better-financed military.

Noting that the British Army has become a more respected army in the world, especially after the Ukraine-Russia war, Wallace said: “I know we don’t want to go back to the days when defense spending was seen as arbitrary and emptied”. “.

Wallace also shared his belief that the world will become more insecure and unstable in the next decade, adding: “We both know that today is the time to invest in the future.” saying.

Wallace, who joined the military in 1991, said he dedicated himself to serving his country, saying: “This commitment has come at a cost to me and my family. After much thought, I decided to leave my resignation alone. I became an MP in 2005 and after all these years it is time to invest in the parts of life I have neglected and explore new opportunities.” He used the phrases.

SHAPPS WAS REPLACED

In response to Wallace’s letter, Prime Minister Sunak said: “You have played a vital role at home and abroad in raising military aid for Ukraine.”

Stating that Wallace has a structure that can make important decisions in the most difficult times, Sunak noted that Wallace played an important role in the evacuation of more than 15,000 people from Afghanistan.

Sunak also recalled that Wallace was Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime and Minister of State for Northern Ireland.

Accepting Wallace’s resignation, Sunak said: “I fully understand your desire to resign after 8 years of difficult ministerial duties. You leave your post with gratitude and respect.” He used the phrase.

Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Zero Emissions, has been appointed to fill the position vacated by Ben Wallace at the Defense Department.

In the Prime Minister’s statement on the subject, it is stated that King Carlos III approved the appointment decision.

HE SUPPORTED OPERATION PAZ PINARI

Wallace, who was appointed Defense Minister in July 2019, said: “Turkey sometimes has to do what it has to do to defend itself”, unlike other NATO members, regarding Operation Peace Spring launched by Turkey at the NATO meeting in October 2019 had made a statement.

Wallace, who has promised defense spending by the armed forces to be 188 billion pounds between 2021 and 2025, also met his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, before the Russia-Ukraine war.

Despite Shoigu’s statement that Russia would not go to war, Wallace said that the possibility of war was high a day later, and the British Foreign Office advised the British in the Ukraine to leave this country while the possibility existed.

Wallace, the longest-serving deputy defense minister in the Conservative Party, criticized Ukraine for “not being grateful” for help given at the NATO summit in Vilnius in July.

Stating that some allies providing defense support to Ukraine want to see “gratitude”, Wallace said the UK is not “Amazon”, the online sales company that delivers weapons to Ukraine.

Wallace, who was criticized for this statement, said that his remarks were misinterpreted 3 days after his statement and he announced that he would not run for parliament again in the upcoming elections and announced his desire to leave his ministry. (AA)