# Burnham to visit Kyiv on first foreign trip and reaffirm UK support

https://mins.news/en/item/30157

- BBC News, 2026-08-23 23:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqypkrzq5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday for his first foreign trip, reaffirming UK support for Ukraine and joining its independence day events. He will chair the first meeting of the “coalition of the willing” and announce plans to declassify information on British components for Scalp missiles. Moscow has warned of “consequences” over reported use of British drones by Ukraine.

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