Sir Keir Starmer is welcomed by Ukrainian officials at the train station in Kyiv on Thursday(15 July).
He arrived at a Kyiv train station hours after strikes were reported in the Ukrainian capital. The PM had travelled into the country via an overnight train and was met by Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis and Directorate General for State Protocol Olena Yalova.
He will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital Kyiv later on Thursday, ahead of Andy Burnham's installation as Labour leader and PM.
Today is Sir Keir's last day as leader of the Labour Party, with Andy Burnham set to be declared leader on Friday, before meeting the King to be formally invited to form a new government as prime minister on Monday.
