UK PM Starmer Makes First Kyiv Visit to Sign Symbolic 100-Year Partnership with Ukraine

Jan 16, 2025, 06:26 AM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, marking his first trip to Kyiv as prime minister. He is set to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and hold a joint press conference, during which they will sign a symbolic '100-Year Partnership' agreement. This historic deal aims to deepen existing defense relations and strengthen economic ties in non-military spheres such as science, energy, and trade. Starmer described Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine as a 'monumental strategic failure,' emphasizing that the UK and Ukraine are 'closer than ever.' The partnership deal is expected to be laid before the UK Parliament in the coming weeks, cementing the friendship between the two countries for the next century.