In Kyiv, Carney Not Ruling out Canadian Troops in Ukraine If Peace Deal Reached

Prime Minister Mark Carney (C), walks with Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha (L), as he arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 24, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada could deploy military troops to Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.

Carney made the remarks at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting between the two leaders in Kyiv, where the prime minister made an unannounced stop Sunday.