European leaders gathered in Kyiv on Monday as Ukraine marked 35 years of independence and its fifth Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion — a milestone few expected when Russian forces advanced on the capital in February 2022.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, on his first overseas trip since taking office, joined European Council President António Costa and other senior European officials in Kyiv for celebrations and talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
