Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine and sends warning to Russia after Moscow's 'consequences' threat to UK

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has arrived in Kyiv as he prepares to chair his first Coalition of the Willing meeting and hold talks with President Zelensky

In his first foreign trip since taking office, Prime Minister Andy Burnham affirmed support for Kyiv despite new warnings from Moscow of consequences for doing so.

Rory McKeown | Assistant editor (news) Published August 24, 2026 9:19am Updated August 24, 2026 12:54pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Prime minister Andy Burnham had a strong response to Russia’s claims the UK has added fuel to the fire of

Andy Burnham says Britain's support for Ukraine 'will not waver' and Moscow should be 'in no doubt of our resolve'

The 10,000-tonne vessel is designed to deploy weapons reportedly capable of triggering tsunamis on enemy coastlines.

The submarine carries devices which are powered by their own nuclear reactors and can detonate an enemy warhead underwater, causing a tsunami on their coastline

The submarine has been built to carry up to six doomsday weapons, which can be released at sea and detonate a warhead underwater - this could cause a tsunami on an enemy's coastline