UK to help Ukraine build Storm Shadow long-range missiles: Why it matters

The United Kingdom is set to share classified weapons information with Ukraine to enable it to produce its own version of the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile, designed jointly with France, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits Kyiv on his first foreign trip as the UK’s prime minister.Burnham’s trip on Monday, timed to coincide with Ukraine’s 35th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union, is the latest show of support on the part of the UK and Ukraine’s other European allies at a time when backing from the United States has been erratic, analysts said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia, Ukraine trade attacks as Putin warns of ‘far more destructive’ hitslist 2 of 3Putin warns Ukraine has opened ‘Pandora’s box’, rejects peace proposalslist 3 of 3Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraineend of listBurnham described Russia’s war on Ukraine as “four and a half years of Russia’s full-scale invasion … aimed at crushing the independence we are here to celebrate” as he appeared alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a ceremony in Kyiv.“But today and every day, you prove that they have failed.”Burnham is also to co-chair a meeting...