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Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine with plans to share UK blueprints for long-range missiles - Europe live

The Guardian UK Monday 24 August 2026, 07:10 UTC By Vivian Ho 1 min read
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UK PM to announce support for France in setting up assembly lines for long-range missiles during his Kyiv visit, as coalition of willing the meets later todayHello and welcome to our live coverage of Europe. I am kicking us off but Jakub Krupa will be taking over a little later on. UK ⁠prime ⁠minister Andy ​Burnham arrived in ⁠the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday alongside a number of European leaders ⁠to mark ​the ‌country’s independence ‌day.

UK PM to announce support for France in setting up assembly lines for long-range missiles during his Kyiv visit, as coalition of willing the meets later today

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Europe. I am kicking us off but Jakub Krupa will be taking over a little later on.

UK ⁠prime ⁠minister Andy ​Burnham arrived in ⁠the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday alongside a number of European leaders ⁠to mark ​the ‌country’s independence ‌day.

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