"Russia has added Ben Wallace, the former British defence minister, to a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, according to state media reports on Wednesday, which cited the Russian Interior Ministry's database."
"Mr Wallace served as the UK's defence secretary from before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 until August 2023. Since leaving office, he has consistently advocated for increased military support for Kyiv and has been a vocal critic of Russian aggression."
"The state media reports did not provide further details regarding the investigation, and Mr Wallace has not yet responded to requests for comment."
"This demand stemmed from comments he made at the Warsaw Security Forum in September, where he suggested assisting Ukraine in carrying out a military strike on the bridge connecting southern Russia to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014."
Russia added Ben Wallace, a former UK defence minister, to a wanted list connected to an unspecified criminal investigation. The claim came from Russian state media citing the Russian Interior Ministry database. Wallace served as UK defence secretary before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and until August 2023. After leaving office, he advocated increased military support for Kyiv and criticized Russian aggression. The reports did not provide investigation details, and Wallace had not responded to requests for comment. The move follows a call in October by a regional Russian lawmaker to place Wallace on the international wanted list after comments at the Warsaw Security Forum in September about helping Ukraine carry out a military strike on the bridge linking southern Russia to Crimea.
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