# Andy Burnham lays wreath in Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day

https://mins.news/en/video/30709

- Guardian News, 2026-08-24 15:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haYGGtSUAgI

> On his first overseas trip since becoming prime minister last month, Andy Burnham laid a wreath in Kyiv on Monday for Ukraine’s Independence Day. He joined nearly a dozen European leaders, including European Council president Antonio Costa, to mark 35 years since Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union.

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