FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks after Canada announced that it is removing many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods as a goodwill gesture designed to restart stalled trade talks, during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/James Park/File Photo

Carney was in Kyiv as a guest of Zelenskyy to participate in Ukraine’s Independence Day. In a speech at a ceremony marking the holiday, Carney said in French that Ukraine is at a critical moment of the war, and that the support of the international community must intensify.

Mark Carney is visiting Ukraine for the first time as Canada’s prime minister, as his government says it may be prepared to join peacekeeping efforts led by European allies.