Zelenskyy to be Burnham's first overseas visitor as UK prime minister

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meets new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday, 27 July 2026, at a naval base where Ukrainian forces train. Zelenskyy is Burnham's first overseas visitor, placing Ukraine atop his foreign policy agenda from day one. Burnham has pledged to sustain £25 billion in total UK support for Ukraine since Russia's February 2022 invasion.