# Burnham plans New York trip as Ukraine pleads for US-made missiles

https://mins.news/en/item/31407

- The Guardian, 2026-08-25 08:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/25/andy-burnham-us-new-york-ukraine-patriot-missiles

> UK prime minister Andy Burnham says he is likely to attend the UN general assembly in New York next month, though Downing Street says the plan is not final. After meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Burnham urged allies to send Ukraine more Patriot missiles and said he was confident the weapons shortage could be resolved through further negotiation.

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