Andy Burnham arrived in Ukraine on Monday for his first international trip as British prime minister, in an attempt to show he’ll maintain diplomatic and military support for Kyiv as Russia’s war enters a decisive phase. Burnham will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and co-chair a meeting of Kyiv’s allies alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron, who will join via video link. The visit of several world leaders coincides with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.
To demonstrate that the change of leader in London won’t affect its backing for Kyiv, the U.K. government announced it would permit defense company MBDA to release classified information on British components of long-range SCALP missiles so France and Ukraine can proceed with a plan for Ukrainian assembly of the missile as soon as the end of this year.
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