Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles
- The United Kingdom has agreed to share classified information on British components of the SCALP-EG long-range missile with Ukraine, enabling local production in partnership with France under a joint Anglo-French license.
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the decision during his visit to Kyiv on Ukraine's 35th Independence Day, expressing full UK support for Ukraine's independence and condemning Russian aggression.
- Russia condemned Britain's move, accusing it of escalating the war by supporting Kyiv and warning of measures to destroy Ukrainian missile production sites but did not formally declare hostilities against the UK.
- This agreement is part of a broader European effort to strengthen defense cooperation and technology sharing with Ukraine amid ongoing conflict.
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Russia sowed the British wind, now it is reaping the whirlwind
When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his war on Ukraine in February 2022, he laid the foundation for what would become the bloodiest and most destabilizing European conflict since World War II. Putin attacked Ukraine not because he was worried about a threat from its territory or the possibility it might one day join NATO. Rather, by his own prewar threats, Putin invaded Ukraine because he believes it is nothing more than a detached li…
This War Could Be Over Before Ukraine Builds a Single One of the Missiles That Britain Just Promised It
The UK has committed to handing over blueprints for the UK-France-designed Storm Shadow/Système de Croisière Autonome à Longue Portée – Emploi Général (SCALP EG) cruise missiles to Ukraine. This will allow Kyiv to manufacture its own missiles, which it has been launching not only from the Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters donated by France, but also from the Ukrainian Air Force’s (PSU) pre-war fleet of Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-24 fighter-bombers. Su-35.…
UK Allows Technical Documentation for Storm Shadow Missiles to Go to Ukraine
Representatives of the United Kingdom, Moldova, Estonia, Luxembourg, and the European Council arrived in Kyiv on August 24 and agreed on the transfer of British missile technologies to Ukraine. The headline outcome was London’s permission to hand over technical documentation from MBDA for components of the long-range SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles. The move is intended to enable Kyiv to set up assembly and production of the weapons at its own facto…
UK Will Share Classified Information on Long-Range Missile Tech With Ukraine
The UK announced on Aug. 24 that it will help Ukraine fabricate its own long-range missiles by sharing classified information on British components for the weapons. The UK government unveiled the move in a statement ahead of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s visit to Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day. Burnham’s move means that Franco-British-Italian arms manufacturer MBDA can release classified information on British components fo…
London wants to release secret technical information about the rocket, so Ukraine will be able to build its own production by the end of the year.
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