# New British PM, Western leaders arrive in Kyiv for Ukraine’s Independence Day

https://mins.news/en/item/30259

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-24 06:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/new-uk-prime-minister-other-western-leaders-arrive-in-kyiv-as-ukraine-marks-independence-day/

> Western leaders and officials arrived in Kyiv on Aug. 24 for Ukraine’s Independence Day, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. Among them was British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, making his first visit since taking office and expected to chair a Coalition of the Willing meeting. European and Nordic-Baltic leaders also attended.

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