Carney lands in Poland, kicking off mission to deepen European ties
Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to boost trade and defense collaboration, support Ukraine with $2 billion in military aid, and promote partnerships in energy, aerospace, and critical minerals.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney launched a European mission from August 25 to 27, 2025, visiting Poland, Germany and Latvia to strengthen defence and industrial partnerships.
- Amid rising trade tensions, Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to diversify Canada's trade and reduce security reliance on the U.S., building on work from the G7 Summit in Kananaskis and Canada‑E.U. Summit in Brussels.
- He will meet Prime Minister Donald Tusk, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Latvian Prime Minister Evika SiliFa with ministers Tim Hodgson, David McGuinty, Mélanie Joly, and visit Canadian Armed Forces.
- The trip is expected to deepen defence ties, paving the way for Canada to join the Re‑Arm Europe initiative and focusing on training and joint production to support Ukrainian forces.
- Against a backdrop of intensifying peace efforts, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said, `We are now working together ˜ Ukraine, the Europeans, the United States ˜ to make sure that these security guarantees are of such a level that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin sitting in Moscow will never try to attack Ukraine again,' as Russia increased missile and drone strikes.
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Carney in Europe to Strengthen Trade, Security Ties With Poland, Germany, Latvia
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Poland on Saturday, Aug. 23, and is scheduled to meet with political and business leaders over the next three days, starting Monday to strengthen economic and security ties with European allies. Carney’s Europe trip will include stops in Warsaw, Poland; Berlin, Germany; and Riga, Latvia, from Aug. 25 to 27, according to a Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) news release on Aug. 23. During the trip, he will engage …
After a secret journey of 8 a.m., by train, by night, from the Polish border, Mark Carney takes part on Sunday in the celebrations in the capital Kiev.

Carney travels to Kyiv to show support for Ukraine on its Independence Day
KYIV — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday where he is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announce further details of new military assistance Canada promised in June.

Carney pushes energy, defense deals in Europe in pivot from US
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting Poland, Germany and Latvia to strengthen defense and industrial partnerships, with a particular focus on growing his country’s nuclear and critical minerals sectors.
It should stop in Poland, Germany and Latvia to diversify Canada's trade prospects.
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