Former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, who resigned on Thursday, sought to cancel an order for the supply of American Chinook helicopters to the Kingdom’s Armed Forces before leaving his post. This has been reported Sunday Times.
The publication claims that Wallace’s actions caused a diplomatic scandal involving the ambassadors of the two states.
The publication states that Wallace sent a letter to the Pentagon chief on August 10, stating that Britain plans to revise its agreement to purchase 14 heavy military transport helicopters from Boeing.
The source of the publication claims that such a step in the UK government is considered harmful to relations with the United States.
Before that, Wallace filed He resigned and sent a corresponding request to the kingdom’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak.
In the letter, he said he was honored to “contribute to the government’s response to a range of threats”, including the Salisbury events, the 2017 London attacks, and the situations in Afghanistan, Sudan and Ukraine.
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