Both this visit and his subsequent trip to Poland were held very much under the shadow of the incoming Trump administration, with Britain and the NATO powers unsure how fully Trump will commit to the Ukraine war and how much more he will demand the European powers contribute.

The meeting was disrupted by alarms and shots to try to shoot down a drone near the presidential palace. The prime minister Keir Starmer has traveled to Kiev to meet with President Zelenski to sign a "100-year agreement" of collaboration in defense and reconstruction,

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 U.S. president.