UK , France pledge support on Ukraine Independence Day

The leaders of Britain and France have pledged to provide Ukraine with stronger military support — including access to classified technology ‌and faster deliveries of air defence missiles — at a meeting of allies to mark Kyiv's independence day celebrations. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in Kyiv on his first foreign visit since taking office in July, urged the gathering of the "Coalition of ‌the Willing" to "do everything we can" to bolster Ukraine's defences against Russian air strikes. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had earlier praised the resilience of the Ukrainian people during more than four years of war. "Ukraine absolutely wants ‌peace, but it is not ready to simply surrender," Zelenskiy said on M