A video circulating on Wagner-affiliated social media appears to show Yevgeny Prigozhin before his reported death in a plane crash last week. And the Royal Navy has tracked a series of Russian vessels near British waters, in what it calls 'a concerted monitoring operation'.
The Russian defence ministry is now reporting that a Norwegian jet approached its borders this morning, before being intercepted by a Russian aircraft and turning around.
"Defence has not always been well served [in the UK] and I think he's had a particularly difficult job for the last 18 months," he added. Bell added that Mr Wallace had a way of seeing through the political noise and bartering for funding, something Grant Shapps will now have to navigate. Turkish sources are reporting that President Erdogan will visit the Russian city of Sochi next week to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the now-failed grain deal.
The footage is thought to be the last-known video of the mercenary boss before a plane crash reportedly killed Prigozhin and nine other people on board. In his first comments after his appointment was announced, Mr Shapps indicated he would continue his predecessor's support for Kyiv. The investigation found evidence price-tampering, with some jackets worth around $29 listed for up to $86 on some documents.Ukraine supporter resigns as UK defence ministerMr Wallace has overseen one of the strongest responses to the war in Ukraine in the world - with the UK behind only the US in terms of support since the war began, having committed £4.6bn in military assistance.
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