LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will on Monday host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his first foreign leader since taking office a week ago, to underline London\u2019s \u201cunwavering support\u201d for Kyiv.<\/p>\n
The pair were set to visit a British naval base and hear from both countries\u2019 armed forces personnel involved in training Ukrainian service members for battle, Burnham\u2019s Downing Street office announced late Sunday.<\/p>\n
It said he would vow \u201cto continue the unbreakable bond between the two nations,\u201d echoing what the new UK leader told Zelensky in a call last Monday within hours of replacing Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n
\u201cBritain stands with Ukraine, shoulder to shoulder, and our support remains unwavering,\u201d Burnham said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussia should be in no doubt of our resolve, and we will not back down until we achieve long-lasting and just peace for Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n
London also announced it will share with Kyiv the intellectual property behind a new battle-tested electronic jamming capability it has dubbed \u201cStone Cloak.\u201d<\/p>\n
The size of a tablet computer and attached to drones, the military-grade jammers can hinder Russian air defense systems from tracking and targeting such weapons in-flight, Downing Street said.<\/p>\n
It noted the device stemmed from the \u201crapid innovation\u201d being developed between the two allies under a 100-year partnership pact signed in January last year.<\/p>\n
Thousands of the jammers have already been gifted to Kyiv to help its armed forces maintain drone operations, according to London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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