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Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned after a clash with Prime Minister Keir Starmer over defence spending, accusing the Treasury of failing to commit the resources needed to defend the country amid rising threats and months of talks on expanding military budgets and the Defence Investment Plan.
Gov. Maura Healey partially lifts the blizzard state of emergency for Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties, while the emergency remains in effect elsewhere. The travel ban is extended to Dukes County (Martha’s Vineyard) in addition to Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable. An extra 150 Massachusetts National Guard members are activated for storm response, and non-emergency state employees are advised not to report to work on Feb. 24; numerous exemptions apply for essential personnel and critical operations.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova insulted UK Defense Secretary John Healey, calling his hypothetical plan to abduct Vladimir Putin and detain him for war crimes 'the wet dreams of British perverts' after Healey referenced Putin during a Kyiv Independent interview; the clash comes in the wake of Russia's latest drone/missile strikes on Ukraine and Healey's broader comments about detaining Putin for war crimes.