British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as US president.

The Kremlin has dismissed previous Western claims that Russia sponsored acts of sabotage and attacks in Europe

Keir Starmer will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks on strengthening the bond between the UK and Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal onslaught

The prime minister was speaking to Sky News's political editor Beth Rigby while on a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday.

The prime minister said it will help ensure the country is "never again vulnerable to the kind of brutality inflicted on it by Russia".

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to put Ukraine in the "strongest possible position" this year during his first trip to Kyiv as Prime Minister. The Labour leader’s visit to the presidential palace in the capital coincided with a drone attack by Vladimir Putin ’s forces on the city.

A Russian drone attack hit Kyiv during UK Labour leader Keir Starmer's diplomatic visit to the Ukrainian capital on Thursday.

The 'historic' 100-year partnership includes £3bn a year in funding, as well as the provision of air defence systems and training for Ukrainian soldiers.

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The 'historic' 100-year partnership includes £3bn a year in funding, as well as the provision of air defence systems and training for Ukrainian soldiers.