The Prime Minister has shut down comments by the Defence Secretary after Ben Wallace suggested Ukraine should show "gratitude" for the military support it has been given.Rishi Sunak said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had "repeatedly expressed gratitude" for what the UK had done for Kyiv since Russia's invasion broke out more than 500 days ago.Mr Wallace, in comments to reporters at the Nato summit in Vilnius, suggested Mr Zelensky needed to be mindful about keeping "doubting politicians

The Prime Minister has shut down comments by the Defence Secretary after Ben Wallace suggested Ukraine should show "gratitude" for the military support it has been given.Rishi Sunak said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had "repeatedly expressed gratitude" for what the UK had done for Kyiv since Russia's invasion broke out more than 500 days ago.Mr Wallace, in comments to reporters at the Nato summit in Vilnius, suggested Mr Zelensky needed to be mindful about keeping "doubting politicians" in the US on-side, particularly with a presidential election coming up next year.The former Scots Guard said some allies providing defensive aid to Kyiv "want to see gratitude".