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Diaranson 5 october 2022

Britain’s Wallace calls Ukraine war a ‘wakeup call’ for NATO

(AP) — Britain’s de- Wallace described Putin as
fense secretary said Tues- a “pantomime villain” who
day that Russia’s war on “reminded us that there real-
Ukraine has been a “wake- ly is somebody out there who
up call” for NATO mem- really, really wants to not only
bers, making them realize challenge us, but wants to in-
that their militaries need flict violence.”
to be better and invest He said there is agree-
more in defense. ment among his colleagues
that they have not invested
British Defense Secretary enough in their militaries.
Ben Wallace said many na- “On the surface our militaries
tions in Europe had become can boast numbers,” he said
complacent after the collapse at the forum. “But below that
of the Soviet Union, and that bonnet, we have not enough
Russian President Vladimir infrastructure, not enough
Putin has become “in a sense, spare parts, not enough per-
a gift to NATO.” sonnel, not enough modern
weaponry, not enough weap-
He spoke during a panel dis- on stocks. That’s all coming
cussion at the Warsaw Secu- home to roost, and we’re
rity Forum, a two-day gather- going to have to deal with Germany’s Foreign Minis- to send weapons to Ukraine. This time we will defend
ing of trans-Atlantic leaders, that. And that is going to cost ter Annalena Baerbock was every corner of our NATO
security and defense experts. money.” asked about the criticism She said: “I can totally under- territory. We will support
Conference attendees includ- Germany has faced in Cen- stand that there are so many Ukraine as long as they need
ed Ukraine’s first lady, Olena The British government has tral and Eastern Europe, questions especially in the us but we will do it with our
Zelenska, who thanked Po- said that it plans to increase where many feel Berlin made Eastern countries: ‘so do you international partners,” Baer-
land and other allies for their its military spending in the itself too dependent on Rus- mean it this time?’” bock said.
support of her country. next years to 3% of GDP. sian gas in the past and did “And I can only say: please
not move forcefully enough trust us, yes, we mean it.

UK still backs Rwanda deportations despite legal challenge

(AP) — Britain’s immigra- month by new Prime Minis- a safe country, you should crossings it would offer safe ruling. “We cannot allow a
tion minister said Tuesday ter Liz Truss. Speaking at the be swiftly returned to your passage to those who have a foreign court to undermine
that people who arrive ruling Conservative Party’s come country or relocated to viable claim for asylum,” she the sovereignty of our bor-
by unauthorized means annual conference Tuesday, Rwanda,” Braverman said. said. ders,” she said, though she
should not be allowed to she said she would make has dropped an idea suggest-
claim asylum in the U.K. the Rwanda policy work and Tim Naor Hilton, chief ex- Britain has already paid ed by the previous govern-
and she vowed to press on was seeking to strike similar ecutive of the group Refu- Rwanda 120 million pounds ment of pulling Britain out
with a contentious plan to agreements with other coun- gee Action, said such a move ($145 million) but no one has of the international human
send some asylum-seek- tries. would be “a blatant breach of been sent there as part of the rights court.
ers on a one-way trip to the international refugee laws deal. The U.K. was forced
Rwanda. She said she also would try that the U.K. proudly helped to cancel the first deporta- Several asylum-seekers, aid
to change the law so peo- create in the first place.” tion flight at the last minute groups and a border offi-
Home Secretary Suella ple who arrive in Britain by Clare Mosley, founder of in June after the European cials’ union took legal action
Braverman acknowledged means other than established refugee charity Care4Calais, Court of Human Rights against the government in the
that a legal challenge to the refugee programs can be de- said it was “barbaric, untruth- ruled that the plan carried “a British courts, with a hearing
policy means it’s unlikely ported. ful and unnecessary.” real risk of irreversible harm.” due later this month.
anyone will be deported to “If you deliberately en- “If this government truly
the east African country this ter the U.K. illegally from wanted to stop small boat Braverman railed against the Thousands of people a year
year. try to cross one of the world’s
busiest shipping lanes in din-
Under a deal signed in April, ghies and other fragile craft
Britain plans to send some in hope of a new life in the
migrants who arrive in the U.K. More than 35,500 peo-
U.K. as stowaways or in small ple have made the crossing so
boats to Rwanda, where their far this year, up from 28,000
asylum claims would be pro- in 2021.
cessed. Those granted asy- Dozens have died in the at-
lum would stay in the African tempt in recent years.
country rather than returning The crossings, and how to
to the U.K. stop them, are a source of
friction between the U.K.
The British government and France. Braverman said
has said the policy will de- the U.K. was committed to
ter people-trafficking gangs working with France to stop
who ferry migrants across the smuggling gangs.
the English Channel. Hu-
man rights groups say it is She said French authorities
unworkable and inhumane were stopping between 40%
to send people thousands of and 50% of boats trying to
miles away to a country they leave.
don’t want to live in. “That’s not good enough but
it’s better than nothing,” she
Braverman was appointed last said.