Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the gathering of more than 30 leaders, where the key issue of postwar security guarantees will be discussed. Zelenskyy told reporters afterward that he expects security guarantees to be finalized at the meeting in Paris. (Danylo Antoniuk/The Associated Press)Zelenskyy has repeatedly underlined the importance of making the security guarantees robust and credible in the face of Russia's ongoing invasion. Concrete security guarantees from Europe and Canada would allow Ukraine to forego its long-sought plan to join NATO. Trump has separately said he is offering Ukraine "strong security guarantees" as part of a peace framework to end the war with Russia.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2026 15:02 UTC