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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Francis Louie C. Añiga

Burnham Hands Ukraine Secret Missile Blueprints as Kremlin Warns UK Is Now 'Participating in This War'

Burnham authorising the transfer of classified technical specifications and component blueprints to enable domestic Ukrainian missile assembly (Credit: iabuk/Flickr)

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has authorised the release of classified missile technology to Ukraine, clearing defence firm MBDA to share restricted information relating to British-made components of the Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missile during his first official visit to Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day.

Moscow responded within hours of the announcement. In a press briefing, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the action crossed a critical line.

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