Burnham to Host Zelenskyy in First Foreign Leader Visit
The visit will highlight UK-Ukraine military cooperation as more than 200 Ukrainian personnel train at sea and Britain shares jamming technology for drone defense.
- On Monday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a naval base, marking his first foreign leader visit since taking office last week.
- The visit underscores London's "unwavering support" for Kyiv, with total British aid reaching £25 billion since Russia's full-scale invasion, including £16 billion in direct military assistance.
- Burnham will announce Britain is sharing the intellectual property behind "Stone Cloak," a battle-tested electronic jamming system enabling Ukrainian forces to protect drones from Russian detection.
- During the visit, leaders will meet approximately 200 Ukrainian military personnel who spent three weeks in Britain participating in Exercise Sea Breeze, a maritime security training exercise.
- Stone Cloak will be incorporated into the UK's next generation of long-range strike weapons, including Project Brakestop, as Burnham maintains the resolute support established by predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.
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New UK PM Burnham to host Zelenskyy as first international visitor
During his meeting with Zelenskyy, Burnham will also announce that the UK is sharing the intellectual property of its "Stone Cloak" electronic jammers, which can be used to interfere with Russian air defence systems.
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Leader of the Labour Party Andy Burnham visits The Passage Homeless Charity in London, Monday July 20, 2026. Andy Burnham has promised to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia as he looks to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the UK.The Ukrainian president is the prime minister’s first international visitor since he officially took office last Monday.In a statement, Burnham said: “Britain stands with Ukraine, shoulder to shoulder, an…
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will today host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the first foreign official since he took office, in order to underline London's strong support for Ukraine, Downing Street announced.
The Ukrainian president seeks closer defense cooperation with London, and immediately afterwards travels to Washington for his meeting with Donald Trump.
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