The claim that Keir Starmer has visited Ukraine four times as Prime Minister is supported by official UK government sources and corroborating reporting. On 16 July 2026, the UK government issued a press release titled "PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 16 July 2026," which explicitly states: "The Prime Minister met President Zelenskyy in Kyiv this morning, during his fourth visit to Ukraine." This is an official statement from the Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. In his own remarks at the Kyiv press conference that day, Starmer said: "As you said a moment ago, I have visited Ukraine four times since the war started. In fact I visited before the War started as well." While Starmer phrased it as "four times since the war started," the official government press release specifically frames it as his "fourth visit to Ukraine" in his capacity as Prime Minister. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy corroborated this, with Anadolu Agency reporting: "Zelenskyy said the meeting marked Starmer's fourth visit to Ukraine since becoming prime minister." The individual visits as PM that can be identified from reporting include: 1. January 16, 2025 — first visit as PM, signing the 100-Year Partnership treaty (confirmed by Reuters, BBC, Kyiv Independent) 2. May 2025 — second visit as PM, joining world leaders to call for a 30-day ceasefire (confirmed by BBC) 3. A third visit (not clearly identified in the available search results) 4. July 16, 2026 — fourth visit, during his final week of office (confirmed by gov.uk, BBC) One LBC article referred to the July 2026 visit as his "third to Kyiv since taking office," which appears to conflict with the official government account. However, the official UK government press release is the most authoritative primary source and explicitly states it was his fourth visit. The LBC figure may reflect a counting error or a distinction between visits to Kyiv specifically versus Ukraine more broadly. Sources: UK Government press release "PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 16 July 2026" (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-president-zelenskyy-of-ukraine-16-july-2026); UK Government "PM's remarks at Kyiv press conference: 16 July 2026" (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pms-remarks-at-kyiv-press-conference-16-july-2026); Anadolu Agency "Zelenskyy, Starmer discuss military cooperation in Kyiv" (https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/zelenskyy-starmer-discuss-military-cooperation-in-kyiv/4000488); Reuters "UK PM Starmer to travel to Ukraine to sign new treaty" (https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-pm-starmer-travel-ukraine-sign-new-treaty-2025-01-16/); BBC News "Keir Starmer joins world leaders in Ukraine to call for ceasefire" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj7ln2v15yo)