British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday on his first international visit since taking office last month, his office said, as Ukraine marks its 35th independence anniversary.Burnham has vowed to give strong support to Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion.The Labour Party leader’s visit comes as he announced that Britain had “agreed that defence firm MBDA can release classified information on UK components for the long-range missile, SCALP, to establish local assembly lines in Ukraine”, a statement said.
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UK PM Andy Burnham to visit Kyiv on Monday as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday for his first international trip since assuming office. The visit coincides with Ukraine's 35th independence anniversary and underscores Burnham's commitment to providing strong support to Ukraine amidst Russia's invasion.
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday for his first international trip since assuming office. The visit coincides with Ukraine's 35th independence anniversary and underscores Burnham's commitment to providing strong support to Ukraine amidst Russia's invasion. His office announced that Britain has authorized defense firm MBDA to share classified information regarding UK components for the SCALP long-range missile. This disclosure is intended to facilitate the establishment of local assembly lines for the missile in Ukraine.
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Britain has agreed that defence firm MBDA can release classified information on UK components for the long-range missile, SCALP, to establish local assembly lines in Ukraine.
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Ukraine marks its 35th independence anniversary.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday.
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