Overview
- Prince Harry, who arrived by night train Thursday, addressed the Kyiv Security Forum and met Ukrainian Invictus veterans during an unannounced, private visit not on behalf of the Crown.
- In Bucha on Friday, he visited Halo Trust demining teams, tested AI‑guided drones and remote robots, and honored victims, in a country officials estimate has about 23% of its land seeded with mines and unexploded ordnance.
- He appealed directly to Vladimir Putin to stop the war and called for stronger U.S. leadership, citing America’s unique role and the assurances tied to Ukraine’s past nuclear disarmament.
- After the speech, President Donald Trump said “Prince Harry does not speak for the United Kingdom,” a public put‑down days before King Charles III’s planned state visit to Washington.
- In a separate ITV interview, Harry said he will “always be part of the royal family” despite stepping back in 2020, describing the trip as work he was “born to do.”