New UK PM Burnham assures Zelenskyy of continuing Ukraine support

Burnham is the fifth British prime minister to deal with President Zelenskyy since the war on Ukraine started in 2022.Published On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026The United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has pledged his country’s “unwavering support” during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Burnham’s first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader was held on Monday as Zelenskyy stopped off in England as he heads to Washington, DC, to discuss efforts to end the Russian war on Ukraine with President Donald Trump.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How are companies, governments responding to the OpenAI hack?list 2 of 3More than 100 UK millionaires ask new PM Andy Burnham to tax them morelist 3 of 3Andy Burnham’s Number 10 North changes the postcode, but not the politicsend of listBurnham is the fifth British prime minister to deal with Zelenskyy since the start of the conflict in February 2022.Burnham told Zelenskyy it was “no accident” that the Ukrainian president was the first international leader he has welcomed to the UK since taking office.“It is intended to send a very clear message: We are with Ukraine 100 percent,” Burnham said. “I will honour ev...