British Prime Minister Starmer to visit Ukraine for the first time – Bloomberg
11 January 13:38
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Ukraine in the coming weeks.
This was reported by Kommersant Ukrainian with reference to Bloomberg.
The purpose of the visit is to discuss the possibility of deploying an international peacekeeping force after the conflict with Russia ends. This is his first visit to the war-torn country since becoming British Prime Minister six months ago.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the plan after meeting with allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, without specifying when Starmer would arrive. The British prime minister plans to visit Kyiv in the coming weeks as Europe steps up preparations for the return of US President-elect Donald Trump to the White House, a person familiar with the situation said. Starmer’s office declined to comment.
“This initiative was launched by Emmanuel Macron. The British look at it positively, but I will talk about it in detail with the Prime Minister at our meeting, it will take place,” Zelensky told reporters.
As a reminder, the incoming US special envoy to Ukraine and Russia from the Donald Trump administration has postponed a planned study tour of Kyiv and other European capitals until after the US presidential inauguration on January 20.
