Canada seeks security guarantees for Ukraine, may involve troops

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Kyiv on Sunday, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and said Ottawa supports Ukraine's demand for robust security guarantees after the war, including the possibility that allied troops could be deployed to help enforce any peace agreement. The trip, timed to coincide with Ukrainian Independence Day, included a ceremony in central Kyiv, a bilateral security agreement, a drone coproduction pact and a pledge that more than C$1 billion from a previously announced C$2 billion aid package will arrive next month, Carney said.

Carney told reporters he is working with a coalition of Western allies to develop the modalities of security guarantees "on land, in the air and in the sea" and that he "would not exclude the presence of troops" as part of a wider multinational effort. A senior government official described Canada as part of a coalition of about 30 nations, led by France and the United Kingdom, that has pledged to help defend Ukraine and is discussing troop commitments to enforce any future settlement.

Zelenskiy used the Independence Day ceremony to press for guarantees that he said should be as close as possible to NATO's Article 5,...