New UK PM Andy Burnham to visit Kyiv on first foreign trip, reaffirms support to Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is visiting Kyiv on his first foreign trip. He will co-chair a meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing", a group of countries backing Ukraine, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to Euronews.

Burnham's visit marks Ukraine's 35th anniversary of independence. He will reiterate the UK's support for Ukraine and honour the country's independence day. The UK Prime Minister will also accept an award on behalf of the British people recognising the UK's support for Ukraine and take part in independence day events.

Ahead of the visit, Burnham stated that the UK's support for Ukraine would not waver, adding that "Ukraine's security is our security". The Daily Maverick and Jerusalem Post reported that Burnham will announce British support to help Kyiv improve its domestic production of long-range missiles, including allowing European missile manufacturer MBDA to release classified information on British-made components used in the SCALP long-range cruise missile.

Brief written by urgent.news from Euronews, People Daily Kenya, KahawaTungu, Daily Maverick, Jerusalem Post — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.