Defense Secretary warns of China's Cold War by 2030 - and says Putin 'isn't done with us'

Ben Wallace, who celebrates four years as Defense Secretary on July 24, said his greatest concern as he prepares to withdrawing in the middle of a war in Europe was a military conflict with Moscow

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is considering leaving the Cabinet in the next reshuffle (

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Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has raised new fears of a cold war with China and a confrontation with Russia before the end of the decade.

The outgoing minister has announced that he will step down in the next reshuffle - due in September - and that he will leave parliament in the next elections, scheduled for January 2025 at the latest.

Subjected repeatedly as a future Conservative leader, he twice dodged the party leadership race last year.

His hopes of becoming NATO Secretary General were dashed when US President Joe Biden refused to endorse his candidacy.

Instead, former Scots Guards captain Mr Wallace, 53, intends to stand down from Parliament when voters go to the polls, expected in autumn 2024.

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Mr. Wallace, who celebrates four years as defense secretary on July 24, said his biggest worry as he prepares to step down amid a war in Europe is a military conflict with Moscow. /p>

Kremlin tyrant Vladimir Putin "isn't done with us yet," Britain's Defense Secretary has warned (

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"If Putin loses in Ukraine, he will be deeply hurt," Wallace said.

"He still has an air force and he still has a navy, and we see his navy doing some pretty aggressive maneuvers.

"Putin is not done with us yet. There is capacity for him, in the next three or f...