Burnham’s First Move: UK Shares Missile Tech Secrets in Kyiv on Independence Day
Britain will help Ukraine build its own long-range missiles, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives in Kyiv on Monday for his first foreign trip since taking office, marking Ukraine’s Independence Day [226055][226175].
The UK will share classified information about the components of Storm Shadow missiles, boosting Ukraine’s ability to produce its own long-range weapons [226055]. Burnham will co-chair a meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing,” a group of nations backing Ukraine, and hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the visit, which coincides with Ukraine’s 35th anniversary of independence [226021][226175].
The trip comes at a tense moment in the war, as Kyiv prepares for more Russian missile attacks and Zelenskyy faces his most serious political challenge at home [226055]. No further details of the agenda were released [226175].