By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he would give Ukraine the support it needed to put it in the strongest position to fight Russia in 2025, saying before talks in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy: "We mustn't let up".

Air raid sirens and explosions rang out minutes after Starmer laid a wreath with President Zelensky at the Wall of Memorial in central Kyiv

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Keir Starmer will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks on strengthening the bond between the UK and Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal onslaught

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Ukraine’s capital with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as U.S. president

The Kremlin has dismissed previous Western claims that Russia sponsored acts of sabotage and attacks in Europe

Arriving on Thursday morning, he accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to lay flowers at a wall of remembrance for those killed in the war with Russia - telling reporters the UK will "never let up" on giving the necessary support to Ukraine.

The prime minister was speaking to Sky News's political editor Beth Rigby while on a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday.

A Russian drone attack hit Kyiv during UK Labour leader Keir Starmer's diplomatic visit to the Ukrainian capital on Thursday.

Senior military figures warn Starmer against sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine - Sir Keir Starmer has been warned the UK risks becoming a ‘national embarrassment’

Rattling through the Ukrainian night in his T-shirt, aboard Kiev 's grandiose official train, Sir Keir Starmer ponders spending yet more money we do not have on a war in which we have no interest.