Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met today in Halifax to discuss economic aid amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax on Saturday during a stopover before heading to the U.S. to meet with President Donald Trump for talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. "Under President Zelenskyy's leadership, we have the conditions, the possibility of a just and lasting peace," Carney told reporters before he and Zelenskyy left for their bilateral meeting. The prime minister also announced an additional $2.5 billion of economic aid for Ukraine. WATCH | The 20-point peace plan laid out by Zelenskyy: Zelenskyy open to demilitarized zone as part of peace plan | Duration 2:51 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy laid out a 20-point peace plan that negotiators from Ukraine and the U.S. broadly hammered out recently.

Source: CBC News December 27, 2025 18:05 UTC