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U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, reaffirming that there will be “no change in Britain’s support” for Ukraine during his first overseas visit. #AWANIinternational

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00:00The United Kingdom has agreed to share blueprints with Ukraine to enable it to produce its own
00:05version of the long-range cruise missile. This was formalized as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham
00:11met Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev in his first overseas visit since taking the office.
00:20The transfer of technical information is intended to help Kiev build the weapons domestically
00:26and reduce its reliance on foreign supplies. Previous Prime Ministers have been here and
00:32my predecessor Kiev was a big supporter, helped bring about the coalition of the willing.
00:38I felt I needed to come to make sure that you knew and the people know that there's no change
00:44in Britain's support. We will not be here today, gone tomorrow, we will be there for you.
00:51The new support includes access to classified technology to enable Ukraine to produce
00:56storm-shadow cruise missiles domestically, alongside faster deliveries of air defense missiles.
01:02Zelensky thanked Britain for its continued support as Ukraine marked more than four years of war
01:08since Russia's full-scale invasion.

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