Russia’s ‘supposed allies are actually working against them’, claims Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

VLADIMIR Putin would be horrified if he realised how many countries were secretly helping the Ukrainian fightback, Ben Wallace claimed yesterday. The Defence Secretary said supposed allies of Russia were actually working against them. The Defence Secretary stated that there were countries who ‘help secretly’ against Russia Speaking at the Conservative conference, he said: “There are a number of countries who help secretly. “We don’t make it public, they don’t want to go public. “But Russia would be deeply unhappy to learn some deeply disagree with what’s going on.” He also told the Onward event that President Putin, although not rational, was “highly unlikely” to use nuclear weapons. READ MORE ON THE UKRAINE WAR 'I WANT TO GO BACK' Brit seriously wounded in Ukraine said he would not hesitate to go back DEATH WISH Nuclear blasts & Armageddon talk swamps Russian TV after calls for nukes on Kyiv But he admitted the Kremlin despot was not being “rational”. Hugely popular among grassroots Tories, Mr Wallace once again topped a members’ poll of Cabinet ministers yesterday. And he refused to rule out running for PM at some point. “At this time of life, the answer was no. Do I rule it out? No. Most read in The Sun 'SILLY JUDGES' Strictly Come Dancing fans in shock as leak reveals first eliminated dancer GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE Culture Club icon Boy George signs up for new series of I'm A Celeb BLOODY LEGACY Cancer-stricken Putin 'in horrible pain & rushing to cement place in history' LUST MARRIED Jermain Defoe begged nurse for sex - just one month after £200K wedding SAUCY REVEAL Masked Dancer fans all have the same reaction as Tomato Sauce is revealed MILES HIGH I'm locked in an airport parking row over 309 'additional' miles on my Mercedes “But will I be here in a few years time? I don’t know.” Mr Wallace said being Secretary General of NATO would be a “nice job” but said his main focus currently was holding Liz Truss “to account” on her pledge to increase defence spending. Read More on The Sun WORST NOEL I'm so skint I'll buy my Xmas presents from Poundland…I go without electricity CHANGE OF MIND Major change to childcare rules set to save money for parents