“The UK was the first to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons back in 2023. Now Volodymyr Zelensky has asked us to share our Storm Shadow technology so that Ukraine can independently develop these capabilities. I am pleased to confirm today that I have approved this request”, - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said at the Coalition of the Willing summit in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
Burnham also emphasized the need for air defense for Ukraine, especially ahead of winter, as russia has “run out of options”, and vladimir putin “now hopes to achieve victory through a campaign of terror, using ballistic missiles against Ukrainian civilians”.
The British prime minister noted that russian missile launches must be stopped through sanctions and long-term support for Ukraine. He also asked British industry to support the Freyja anti-ballistic project to offer a cheaper alternative to Patriot.
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking online at the meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing”, assured that he would monitor initiatives being undertaken to prepare Ukraine for winter. He also said he was proposing to convene a meeting of defense and foreign ministers in several weeks, “dedicated to combating the shadow fleet, to make sure that we are acting everywhere possible”.