The defense secretary has announced plans to step down after his bid to lead NATO was reportedly rejected by the US UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is leaving government at the next cabinet reshuffle in the fall and will not stand for reelection in Parliament, he told the UK Times on Saturday. After his failed…

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Ukraine will not be left alone if Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons, Victoria Nuland said Russia will pay an “astronomical” price should its President Vladimir Putin order the use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said on Friday, amid the ongoing Russian offensive.