Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed his country’s “steadfast and unwavering support” for Ukraine in a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, which took place on May 17 in Rome. This was the first meeting between Zelensky and Carney, the President’s Office reported, and was one of several high-level meetings in the Italian capital, where world […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke via phone with newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Presidential Office reported on April 30. Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal elections on April 28 in a stunning turnaround, following a campaign impacted heavily by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and expansionist rhetoric. “I congratulated the Prime Minister on […]
The pending agreement between the United States and Ukraine regarding minerals and natural resources will not include financial aid provided to Kyiv prior to the signing of the deal, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on April 27. Shmyhal visited Washington as part of a Ukrainian delegation holding technical talks with U.S. officials on the long-debated […]
Ukraine will not accept a peace agreement that would give Russia a chance to regroup for further attacks, and sees a full ceasefire as “the necessary first step,” Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on April 23. “As Ukraine’s delegation meets with partners in London today, we reaffirm a principled position: Ukraine is ready to […]
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 24, the prime minister’s office announced on April 21. The leaders will discuss the security situation, NATO, the Russia-Ukraine war, and trade, the statement read. Norway’s officials will meet the U.S. president after […]
The U.S. and Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding on a minerals deal that is yet to be finalized, Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on April 17. U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have made “significant progress” in talks on a minerals deal, which will be concluded in the “near future,” Svyrydenko […]
Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot, and Defense Minister Theo Francken, arrived in Kyiv on April 8, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The delegation also visited Bucha, a suburb northwest of Kyiv which became a symbol of Russian war crimes after mass graves were uncovered in April 2022 following its liberation […]
Over 35,000 square kilometers (13,513 square miles) of previously mined territory have been cleared since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a government meeting on April 4. “More than 174,000 square kilometers of territory have been affected by the war. Therefore, the government has identified humanitarian demining as one […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday evening vowed to “fight” the new round of tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, and said he would turn to other international partners to get through the rocky times ahead. “President Trump has just announced a series of measures that are going to fundamentally change the international trading […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on March 20 to hold talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, the Norwegian government said. “I look forward to constructive discussions on how Norway can best provide assistance to Ukraine in both the short term and the long term,” Stoere said in a statement. The visit comes […]
Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed Canada’s support for Ukraine in a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Presidential Office reported on March 16. Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on March 14, replacing former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as head of the governing Liberal Party. Trudeau announced his resignation […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — Former Central Bank Governor of Canada Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after winning the Liberal leadership race on Sunday night. Carney told cheering supporters that “Canada will never become part of America in any way, shape or form.” Carney received 86% of the vote, or 131,764 votes of the […]