Canadian PM Carney, in Ukraine, says he can't rule out sending peacekeepers

25/8/2025 7:44

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday he backed Ukraine’s calls for robust security guarantees as part of any peace deal, saying Canada would not rule out sending troops under such a framework.



Three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US President Donald Trump is leading peace efforts and Ukraine is working with its European allies to draft potential frameworks for post-war security guarantees for Kyiv, which Trump has also expressed openness towards.



Carney, making his first visit to Ukraine since taking office in March, joined Zelenskiy for a ceremony in central Kyiv to mark Ukrainian Independence Day, which was also attended by Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg.