Burnham to take Zelenskyy’s pleas for Patriot missiles to Trump – Europe live

<p>UK PM to join delegation of leaders lobbying US president to step up supplies</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/25/andy-burnham-us-new-york-ukraine-patriot-missiles">Burnham plans trip to New York as Ukraine pleads for US-made missiles</a></p></li></ul><p>In relation to the post on a US military plane landing in Moscow (at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/25/europe-ukraine-patriot-missiles-zelenskyy-trump-russia-drone-germany-latest-news-update?page=with%3Ablock-6a8d6aa78f081c50180103a0#block-6a8d6aa78f081c50180103a0">11:23</a>), Reuters reported that the last time a US jet flew to Russia from Europe was in ​January, when special envoys <strong>Steve Witkoff</strong> and <strong>Jared Kushner</strong> travelled to Moscow to meet <strong>Vladimir Putin</strong> for peace talks.</p><p>Also in Moscow this morning, Vatican envoy <strong>Paul Gallagher</strong> met Russian foreign minister <strong>Sergei Lavrov</strong>, stressing the importance of diplomacy and dialogue during what he called a difficult time for international relations, Reuters reports.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/25/europe-ukraine-patriot-missiles-zelenskyy-trump-russia-drone-germany-latest-news-update">Continue reading...</a>