UK PM Burnham joins Macron and Merz in Kyiv to boost Ukraine missile production and air defenses

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on Monday to co-chair a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The gathering, held on Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day, focused on pressing for additional air defense supplies and increased pressure on Russia as civilian casualties from Russian attacks rise .
Burnham’s visit, his first international trip as prime minister, included an announcement that the UK would support Ukraine’s domestic production of long-range missiles. Defense firm MBDA will declassify information on British components for the Storm Shadow/SCALP missile, enabling local assembly in Ukraine .
The meeting in Kyiv followed a weekend of escalating strikes. Russian attacks near Kharkiv killed three civilians, while Ukrainian drones targeted logistics hubs belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Ozon, sparking fires in Krasnodar and other locations .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the occasion to request €30 billion from the EU to address a $27 billion defense funding gap and warned that Russia plans to conscript 300,000 additional troops after parliamentary elections in mid-September . Zelenskyy also publicly detailed his dispute with dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, criticizing Fedorov’s involvement in mass protests and calls for elections as misguided .
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, attending Flag Day ceremonies in Kyiv, urged Western allies to deliver more air defense systems to Ukraine . Norway also pledged additional billion-dollar aid for Ukraine in 2027 .
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