British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday made his first visit to Kyiv since taking office, the Ukrainian president said.

"Since the first days of the war, Ukraine and the UK have been the strongest of allies," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Facebook post.

During today's meeting, we discussed the most important issues.

He added Since the first days of the war, Ukraine and the UK have been the strongest of allies. “Together we are stronger and we will achieve the desired results.”

The Prime Minister was welcomed by Ukrainian military personnel.

Downing Street confirmed Mr Sunak's visit, with a spokesperson saying: 'The Prime Minister is in Ukraine today for his first visit to Kyiv to meet President Zelenskyy and confirm continued UK support.'

Despite accepting an invitation from Zelensky to come to Kyiv, Mr Sunak's predecessor Liz Truss never actually made the journey during her 44 days in office.