US EditionCanada commits $270M to Ukraine as Carney addresses European summit in Armenia
The funding will buy NATO-listed military equipment and lifts Canada’s total support for Ukraine to $25.8 billion, officials said.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will contribute $270 million to help Ukraine secure critical military capabilities at the 8th European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Canada is the first non-European country to attend the summit, which focuses on strategic cooperation in politics, security, and infrastructure; Carney met Sunday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a "crucial time" for Europe.
- The new funding brings Canada's total monetary support for Ukraine to $25.8 billion, with money designated for items on a NATO list; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for the financial backing.
- Addressing the gathering, Carney highlighted the "immense potential" for partnerships with Europe, asserting his "strong personal view" that the international order will be rebuilt out of Europe amid global ruptures.
- Carney is meeting today with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to discuss deepening collaboration in supply chains, critical minerals, energy, and technologies.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Monday that his government will provide $270 million to Ukraine to build essential military capabilities to defend itself against Russia's large-scale invasion. Carney made this announcement in Armenia, where he met with world leaders at the European Political Community summit, a rally focused on strategic cooperation in politics, security and infrastructure, which will be used to purchase NATO-listed equi…
Leaders from more than 40 European countries and institutions gathered in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, today for a meeting of the EPC Club, an informal forum for European countries to discuss the future of Europe. Among the guests was Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is the first non-European leader to attend the meeting. Carney said it was not the destiny of Canada and European countries to bow to a new world order dominated by hars…
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