Andy Burnham, European leaders plan US trip to seek Patriot missiles for Ukraine - report

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans a September trip to the US to lobby President Donald Trump for access to Patriot missile stocks for Ukraine, as Kyiv faces an acute shortage of interceptors ahead of winter. Burnham made the announcement during Ukraine's independence day celebrations in Kyiv, where he pledged continued support. Ukraine needs at least 300 Patriot interceptors to survive the winter, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The UK also announced it would allow Kyiv access to classified technology to produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles domestically.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to travel to the United States in September to lobby President Donald Trump for access to Patriot air defense missile stocks for Ukraine, as Kyiv faces an acute shortage of interceptors ahead of winter. Burnham made the announcement during Ukraine's independence day celebrations in Kyiv, his first foreign visit since taking office last month. He urged the 'Coalition of the Willing' to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russian air strikes. Ukraine needs at least 300 Patriot interceptors to survive the winter, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The UK also announced it would allow Kyiv access to classified technology to produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles domestically. France has already given its assent. In response, the Kremlin said the technology transfer would 'add fuel to the fire' of worsening relations. More than 50 countries at the UN issued a joint statement calling for an unconditional ceasefire. Russia's UN ambassador accused Western countries of using Ukraine as a tool to pressure Moscow.