Burnham to Host Zelenskyy in First Foreign Leader Visit
The UK will share Stone Cloak jamming technology so Ukraine can mass-produce it, as Burnham meets Zelenskyy with more than 200 troops aboard the carrier.
- 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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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski visited the Portsmouth Naval Base, together with United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham, where Ukrainian and British sailors carried out joint multinational exercises "Sea Breeze," he said his country is getting closer and closer to NATO countries and, "without doubt, our Navy and the Armed Forces contribute to common security in Europe."
New British premier Andy Burnham welcomed Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, his first foreign guest, to Portsmouth, showing that British premiers succeed on Downing Street, but Ukrainian support remains a priority, says RFI.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK is "100% with Ukraine", as Volodymyr Zelensky became the prime minister's first international visitor since taking over at No 10. Burnham said the Ukrainian president's visit was designed to "send a very clear message" about the UK's continued support. "Put simply, Volodymyr, I want you to know that we support you, you can count on me and you can count on us. You can count on the UK for as long as you …
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a British naval base on Monday (July 27) and pledged to provide new "Stone Cloak" jamming technology to help protect Ukrainian drones on the battlefield. This was Burnham's first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader since becoming prime minister.
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