'Storm Shadow': Why UK sharing classified missile tech with Ukraine has Putin fuming

Britain announced on Monday it would allow Kyiv access to classified technology to start production of European SCALP long-range cruise missiles in Ukraine. Photo credit: mbda-systems.comLondon is set to hand Ukraine classified information on British components used in the Storm Shadow/Scalp long-range missile, a move expected to clear the way for France and Ukraine to pursue local production of the weapon. The Kremlin has condemned the decision, accusing Britain of obstructing efforts towards a peace settlement.British prime minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on Monday, his first overseas trip since taking office, as Ukraine marked its Independence Day. He was expected to meet president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and co-chair a meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing alongside other