Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday where he is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announce further details of new military assistance Canada promised in June.
The trip marks the prime minister's first visit to the country and comes during a European trip that includes stops in Poland, Germany and Latvia.
Carney was invited as a special guest of Zelenskyy to mark Ukraine's Independence Day. The holiday marks 34 years since Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The trip comes as efforts to broker a peace between Ukraine and Russia intensify.
This story was first published by on Aug. 24, 2025.