Sir Keir Starmer says ‘slava Ukraini’ to mark 33 years of Ukraine’s independence

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told Ukrainians the UK will back them “today and always”, as Kyiv marks 33 years since it declared independence from the Soviet Union.

Sir Keir described his seven-word message to front-line fighters and people who have sought refuge in the UK as “crystal clear”, and the Government confirmed community groups, councils and parishes have planned events to mark the anniversary.

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[Alf-Garnish]

Destroying his own country, yet still finds time to meddle in other countries affairs

[janinak]

6 billion to Ukraine and can't afford heating allowance for UK pensioners.

[andymoss]

Sort of sums Starmer and his WEF/NATO goons perfectly .

[lissamae]

I'm suprised he didn't give the salute and Heil Zekensky maybe that was done away from the cameras or our "honest" gaslighting journalists decided it wasn't worth reporting when there's the much more important Islamophobia to perpetuate. 😂😂

[ua]

When are the next elections in Ukraine?

[dgpvfvl]

Zelensky is a bad actor turned politician and starmer is a bad politician turned actor.

[hardlines]

So he’s standing up for the result of a Ukrainian referendum, all the while wanting to overturn a UK referendum. 😂

[Lee-nrue]

Oh 33 years! Not 32 or 34 but 33! Not a even a round number. I wonder what makes this so significant that it needs reporting on.

[SurprisedDriftwood-fvrf]

He is a disgrace to England we do not want him as our prime minister

[coopj]

And…nobody cares. Look after your own Starmer.

[Anakin]

He’ll just send his Starmtroopers to arrest anyone who disagrees..

[darren]

oh good...does this mean we are giving away another 400billion, rather than fix our broken country!

[johnwoodruff]

Never mind Ukraine what about funding cold weather payment to OAPs.

[tonetn]

I am embarrassed that he represents uk

[Phyroxin]

Sickening to think UK pensioners are allowed to suffer in the freezing cold whilst Starmer and Zelensky touch butts

[Azzael_OSRS]

More money to the the
Ukraine? Winter is coming in the UK, gas and electric will go up under a “Labour government” Forget the poor and pensioners 🤪 glad you voted now he is WEF the king is proud 🥹 🤣

[spanglestein]

Ensuring that the uk tax payer will fund the arms companies so they can make a fortune out of a war that should never have happened in the first place ….if America and Britain respected previous agreements about nato states in Europe on the boarders with Russia

[icarus_ap]

since the war he met 3 diffrent british prime minster

[venusfiredragon]

Uk is falling to pieces and he’s in Ukraine

[kwulbul]

He needs to get sort this country out before doing everything for anyone else