BURNHAM WELCOMES ZELENSKIY FIRST VISIT – Zelenskiy said the visit aims to further bolster bilateral ties
Prime minister, Andy Burnham, welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as his first international visitor on Monday (July 27).
The two leaders met at a naval base, where they were due to hear how UK-led training programmes are helping strengthen Ukraine’s armed forces and deliver results on the battlefield, according to Downing Street.
Burnham announced Britain would provide new, home-grown jamming technology to protect Ukrainian drones in the war.
During the visit, Burnham and Zelenskiy met more than 200 Ukrainian military personnel and sailors who have spent the past three weeks in Britain taking part in Exercise Sea Breeze, a maritime security and counter-mine exercise designed to prepare participants for future missions in the Black Sea.
