On August 24–25, 2026, U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham played a song by The Smiths on guitar during his first official trip to Kyiv, with Ukrainian soldiers performing an Oasis song in return as a gesture of solidarity.
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WATCH: UK Prime Minister Burnham played a Smiths song on guitar with Ukrainian soldiers during his first overseas trip as PM. They performed an Oasis song for him in return.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham played a song by The Smiths on guitar for Ukrainian troops during his first overseas trip since taking office. Burnham met with Ukrainian service members during the visit and performed for them on guitar. The Ukrainian troops returned the gesture by singing a song by British rock band Oasis for the visiting prime minister. # Ukraine
Andy Burnham played guitar with Ukrainian soldiers on his first official trip to Kyiv as prime minister.