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POLITICSELEVATEDAug 23 · Aug 23, 2026, 11:25 PM

UK PM Andy Burnham to visit Kyiv on Monday as Ukraine marks independence anniversary

South China Morning Post

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...

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