Keir Starmer paid tribute to Ukraine’s fallen as he made a farewell visit today – after more deaths in Russian drone strikes.
The PM met Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukraine capital just days before he is due to hand over to Andy Burnham.
Sir Keir arrived via an overnight train and was met by Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis and Directorate General for State Protocol Olena Yalova.
Alongside Mr Zelensky he inspected the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine, and took part in a wreath laying.
The city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram that two people had died and six others, including a 16-year-old teenager, had been injured in overnight attacks.
Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky inspected the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in Kyiv today
The PM and the Ukraine president watched a wreath laying in the capital
The visit comes after more deaths in the Ukraine capital due to Russian drone strikes
The Russian defence ministry claimed it attacked Ukrainian military sites.
Sir Keir is reassuring Mr Zelensky that the UK’s ‘cast-iron’ support will ‘always endure’ ahead of the switch in No10.
The trip comes after Sir Keir’s hopes of being PM when England lift the World Cup were dashed, with the team falling to defeat at the hands of Argentina last night.
Kyiv is facing its own political turmoil after Mr Zelensky sacked his defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
Sir Keir arrived in the Ukraine capital just days before he is due to hand over to Andy Burnham
