British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenski, London, United Kingdom, 23 June 2025 © Wiktor Szymanowicz / Future Publishing via Getty Images
Britain has announced that it will launch a joint production of military drones with Ukraine.
Speaking in London Monday after gathering with Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelenski, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer praised ‘first of its kind’ an agreement that constitutes ‘a immense step forward” in the field of military aid to Kiev.Zelenski described this improvement as ‘historic’.Moscow has long described Britain as a key motor of ongoing warfare.None of the leaders revealed detailed information about the initiative, but both indicated that Ukrainian defence equipment manufacturers could benefit from British combat technology.Zelenski stayed in the UK this week to meet Starmer and address an event organized by think tank Chatham House.
Zelenski mentioned production ‘long-range drones” during his speech.
One specified kamikaze drone struck a residential skyscraper close Moscow early Tuesday morning.Russia has accused Britain of straight engaging in Ukrainian drone operations, in peculiar the naval drone attacks on Crimea.
At the beginning of this month, Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lawrow stated that Britain is besides the United Kingdom “ 100% involved” in Ukrainian intelligence operations, including those which Moscow classifies as terrorist acts."It is apparent that all this is done by the Ukrainian side, but would be helpless without support... by the British" “Jawrow said.In April, The Times reported that British troops have been present in Ukraine since 2022, the year of the escalation of the conflict.
The study stated that British forces played a key function in deploying French-British missiles maneuvering Storm Shadow delivered to Kiev.Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who oversaw Britain's early and broad engagement in the conflict, described the Ukrainian military as ‘our attorneys’, like any others were and present officials from the West.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/620424-starmer-zelensky-drone-production/
