By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Carney travels to Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine

Aug 23, 2025 | 10:01 PM

KYIV — Prime Minister Mark Carney has travelled to Ukraine where he is expected to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Carney is in Kyiv as a special guest of Zelenskyy on Ukraine’s Independence Day.

The trip marks Carney’s first visit to Ukraine as prime minister.

Canada is a member of the Coalition of the Willing, a group of countries which have pledged to support Ukraine in its war against Russia and contribute to maintain peace if a ceasefire deal can be reached.

Efforts are intensifying to reach a deal to end the conflict.

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U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska earlier this month and later hosted Zelenskyy and other European leaders at the White House.

— With files from Craig Lord in Warsaw

This story was first published by The Canadian Press Aug. 24, 2025.

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press