# Burnham says he wants to ‘repair bridges’ between Ukraine and US

https://mins.news/en/item/99696

- BBC News, 2026-10-14 12:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq98z59xdny5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Ahead of meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wants to rebuild ties between Ukraine and the US. He said Zelensky would not leave empty-handed, with further military and financial support to be drawn up in coming weeks. The UK is also expected to speed up air-defence missile deliveries and announce further sanctions on Russia.

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