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,

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.

As part of a European show of support, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.