UK to Share Technical Information for Ukraine's Long-Range Missiles Amidst Escalating Ties
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LONDON — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that the U.K. will help Ukraine make its own long-range missiles by sharing classified technical information for British components.
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Washington ExaminerU.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham will lobby for Ukraine to obtain some of the United States’s limited Patriot interceptor missiles when he visits the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
BBC NewsThe UK has handed secret blueprints to Ukraine that will allow the country to build its own long-range cruise missiles.
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Burnham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday in Kyiv, during which Zelensky repeated his desperate appeals for more Patriot interceptor missiles to help weather Russian drone and missile attacks. Speaking to Bloomberg, Burnham said he was “looking forward” to going to New York next month, with his Kyiv visit having made up his mind.
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BBC NewsBurnham's visit to Ukraine was his first official international visit. He met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and chaired his first meeting of the "coalition of the willing", set up by the UK and France under his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.
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The Kremlin was unsurprisingly not pleased with Burnham’s rhetoric. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, when asked about Finnish President Alexander Stubb’s support for Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign, turned his attention to Burnham.
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NPR NewsThe British announcement on Monday drew ire from Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the U.K. of "fanning the flame" of the war on Kyiv's side — a claim Burnham swiftly dismissed.
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AP — Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.
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PBS NewsHourPutin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.
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Ukraine has been relying on American supplies of the Patriot interceptor missiles, which are used to combat Russia's ballistic missiles, but stockpiles are running low due to the war in Iran, leaving Ukraine vulnerable to Russian attacks.
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NPR NewsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that his country is receiving substantially fewer Patriot defense systems, even as Russian ballistic attacks are increasing. The shortfall is particularly serious because the United States and European partners are struggling to expand production.
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01 Washington Examiner The U.K. prime minister is almost certain to push heavily for an in-person meeting with President Donald Trump, during which he could lobby for the missiles in person. U.K. officials are making preparations for a potential meeting between the two, according to the Guardian.
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02 NPR News Burnham, who was in Kyiv alongside other international leaders for Ukraine's Independence Day, said defense firm MBDA will release details on U.K.-made parts for the SCALP missile to Ukraine to help the country assemble the weapons.
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03 Breitbart The Trump administration reportedly requested that Ukraine refrain from striking parts of Russia with missiles while the United States engaged in meetings with Russian officials.
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04 BBC News Published Andrei Fedorov, an adviser to the Kremlin, says there might be a "semi-military" response against UK drone factories by "unknown sources" over the sharing of military blueprints with Ukraine.
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