UK’s Burnham to visit Ukraine with plan to support long-range missile production

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to visit Ukraine on Monday, marking his first overseas trip since taking office. During his visit, Burnham will co-chair a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, a group of countries supporting Ukraine, and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Burnham will announce British support for improving Ukraine's domestic production of long-range missiles, specifically the SCALP missile.

The UK will allow European missile manufacturer MBDA to release classified information on British-made components used in the missile, enabling France and Ukraine to establish local assembly lines. Burnham emphasized that Britain's support for Ukraine is unwavering, stating that the UK will stand by Ukraine for as long as needed.

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