Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Kyiv

cultureApr 23, 202625857

Prince Harry arrived in Kyiv by overnight train on the morning of 23 April 2026 to attend the 18th Kyiv Security Forum. At the forum he delivered a direct appeal to Vladimir Putin to "stop this war" and warned the world not to "look away" from the conflict. He said he was "not here as a politician" but as "a soldier WHO understands service" and urged American leadership to honour its international treaty obligations to prevent further suffering. Harry met military figures including Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Irish Air Corps General Seán Clancy, and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to show support for partners operating under difficult conditions.

Olga Nesterova

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Prince Harry attending Kyiv Security Forum in Ukraine today: “I am not here as politician. I am here as a soldier who understands service, as humanitarian who has seen human cost of conflict, and as friend of Ukraine who believes the world must not grow used to this war or numb to its consequences.”

3492h ago

WarTranslated (Dmitri)

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British Prince Harry has arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit.

2543h ago

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦

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❗️Prince Harry: Few believed that Ukraine would stand, but today you are at the forefront of modern warfare. The struggle in Ukraine goes far beyond the borders of the country, Prince Harry emphasized during his speech at the Kyiv Security Forum:

693h ago

UNITED24 Media

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⚡ Prince Harry, speaking from Kyiv, urged Vladimir Putin to stop the war, per Hromadske. “Throughout the many years of this war, with its enormous losses and limited gains, it is becoming increasingly clear that this path offers no victory—only greater losses.”

572h ago

Tim White

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1/2 Prince Harry chose St George's day for a timely return to Ukraine, seen here arriving in Kyiv, before addressing the Kyiv Security Forum. Echoing the words of his mother, Princess Diana, the Prince said "I am not a political figure" before delivering stern words for both Putin & Trump.

433h ago

Harry will have all the fun then

@brewerelac.bsky.social

#SussexSquad Soft power is often about attention. Who’s seen, who’s remembered … and who is forgotten. Harry’s visit says: this war still deserves attention. It deserves witnesses. And it deserves public memory. Memory is a form of solidarity.

153h ago

Calilove102

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Prince Harry the statesman is in Ukraine. Another thing for the incandescent one and the rr to cry about. #sussexsquad

162h ago

Kaiser @ Celebitchy

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Prince Harry arrived in Ukraine for a surprise two-day visit & keynote speech www.celebitchy.com/973452/

172h ago

KarenM (Sussex Squad)

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Prince Harry with Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Italian admiral, who currently serves as Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Seán Clancy, an Irish Air Corps general and current Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, & the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk