President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting to Kyiv on Wednesday, Aug. 5, marking it his first visit to the capital. According to Zelensky’s statement, the two leaders discussed imposing additional sanctions on Russian companies tied to missile production, as well as ways Britain could help Ukraine in shielding its cities from repeated ballistic missile attacks – including through joint weapons production.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Their meeting came only hours after a Russian missile and drone barrage killed at least 17 people and wounded 51 in the Kyiv region. “In particular, we discussed opportunities for co-producing certain types of weapons – both Britain and Ukraine have strong, war-tested capabilities,” Zelensky said, adding that “everything that weakens Russia’s war machine and its reliance on ballistic terror matters.” Missile defense and joint production ahead of winter Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the UK has remained one of Ukraine’s most important allies, both in military and financial support. It is also the founding member of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition, a 10-nation group launched in Paris this July that backs FREYJA, Ukraine’s domestic interceptor project intended to supplement existing air defense systems. The UK pledged to allocate £300 million (roughly $403 million) to support a joint initiative with Sweden aimed at delivering 15 modern aircraft to Ukraine on July 16.