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Grant Shapps forced to abandon Ukraine trip after Russian missile threat

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The Defence Secretary had to abort the visit after he was warned by British intelligence that the Russians had become aware of his travel plans

An unexpected threat caused Grant Shapps to skip his Odesa visit. A potent missile threat from Russia barred the UK Defence Secretary's planned trip to Ukraine's southern city of Odesa, according to a snippet from a Sunday Times article that a source close to Mr Shapps confirmed.

Accompanied by Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the chief of defense staff, and a small team of British experts, Shapps travelled by train at night time from Poland, arriving in Kyiv on 7th March to discuss the ongoing situation with Mr Zelensky and members of his wartime office. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.

Republicans who support Donald Trump have been delaying the funding package in Congress for months, and there is little hope for more US funding for Ukraine if the former president gets re-elected. Senior British military figures say western allies including the UK would need to increase their investment by hundreds of billions of pounds to outdo Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has increased defence spending by nearly 70%, according to the Sunday Times.

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