British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps canceled a visit to Odessa because the Russians learned of his plans. The trip was scheduled for March 8.
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A day earlier, a Russian missile hit Odessa. This happened during a joint visit by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The impact killed five people.
Shapps canceled his visit to Odessa after British intelligence informed officials that Russia had learned of the plans for the visit, according to a Sunday Times correspondent accompanying the minister.
Shapps was in Kyiv on March 7, but canceled his planned trip to Odessa. In Kyiv, he announced a new package of military aid.
According to journalists, the minister canceled his trip after British intelligence informed him that the Kremlin knew about the travel plans.
Shapps arrived in Ukraine on March 7 on an overnight train from Poland, accompanied by Chief of the Defense Staff Admiral Tony Radakin and a small group of British officials.
He said the reason for canceling his trip to Odessa was that “Putin has shown himself to be a reckless, ruthless and careless person” and was “close to killing two Western leaders, whether intentional or accidental.”
Source: Racurs
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