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UK Defense Minister Arrives in Kiev on Unannounced Visit

© Photo : YouTube / The TelegraphUK Defense Chief Ben Wallace at a photo op visit to a military training camp where Ukrainian tankers are training to use Challenger 2 main battle tanks. Screengrab of Telegraph video.
UK Defense Chief Ben Wallace at a photo op visit to a military training camp where Ukrainian tankers are training to use Challenger 2 main battle tanks. Screengrab of Telegraph video. - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.05.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace came to Kiev on an unannounced visit to discuss military cooperation, including arms supplies, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday.
He also said that the sides discussed Ukraine’s accession to NATO and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace formula. The Ukrainian minister also expressed gratitude to the British people for its support.
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