Aug 27, 2026 · 3 min listen · Last updated August 27, 2026
From storyflo. This is your daily audio brief. Jessica here. August 27th. The news in ten — let's start at home. Let's get into it. First, from The Bulwark. Inside Ukraine’s Breakthrough Missile Deal. WHEN BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM paid his first visit to Ukraine on Monday, he brought more than best wishes for Ukraine’s Independence Day.
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Inside Ukraine’s Breakthrough Missile Deal
WHEN BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM paid his first visit to Ukraine on Monday, he brought more than best wishes for Ukraine’s Independence Day. He also brought a remarkable announcement: Britain will share classified technical information that Ukraine needs to eventually assemble the Storm Shadow long-range stealthy cruise missile (called SCALP in the French version). In exchange, Britain will gain access to Ukraine’s extraordinary collection of battlefield data and combat lessons learned through a new artificial-intelligence partnership. Moscow noticed immediately.
Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. KYIV, Ukraine—For Ukrainians, Monday represented two milestones—one somber, the other celebratory: four and a half years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion and 35 years since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union. Before the war, residents of Kyiv marked the latter event with massive parades and air force flyovers.
China’s Wang Yi Points to ‘Risks’ in Meeting With US Ambassador
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Record debt and election politics raise stakes for French budget
PARIS, Aug 27 - France faces a particularly perilous annual budget battle in the coming months as political parties jockey for position ahead of next spring's presidential election while increasingly anxious investors look for evidence Paris can regain control of its public finances.
EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le point sur la situation
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Pentagon's NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 - A Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe will create at least four sets of options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by November 6, well ahead of a December deadline for the review's completion, according to a document seen by Reuters.