Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (R) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an arrival ceremony at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 17, 2025. (Photo by TERESA SUAREZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with European leaders earlier today about the latest efforts to secure a negotiated settlement to the Russia-Ukraine War.
“We support the efforts of President Trump and President Zelenskyy to reach a negotiated settlement and we stand ready to provide robust security guarantees for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine,” Carney said in a Dec. 30 social media post.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) did not provide additional details about the meeting.
Carney met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Dec. 27 in Halifax, where the prime minister announced an additional $2.5 billion in “economic assistance” for Ukraine.
Since February 2022, Canada has committed nearly $22 billion in support to Ukraine, including more than $6.5 billion in military assistance. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the funding is intended to facilitate additional lending of $8.4 billion to Ukraine through the International Monetary Fund and to serve as a loan guarantee of up to $322 million for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, aimed at supporting Ukraine’s gas imports and energy sector.
Canada earlier this month announced a $200 million package of critical military capabilities sourced from the NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) to support Ukraine’s defence.
Zelenskyy travelled to Florida after he met with Carney for a Dec. 28 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The pair discussed security guarantees and a draft political framework to end the war that has raged since early 2022.
Trump told reporters that the two sides were “getting a lot closer” to an agreement to end the war, but acknowledged that land disputes were “very tough issues” to settle. Ukraine has pushed back against calls to cede territory in the Donbas region to Russia. Zelenskyy has also said that control of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is currently controlled by Russia, is an unresolved issue.
Meanwhile, Russia accused Ukraine of attempting to strike the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Novgorod with drones on Dec. 29. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this strike prompted the Kremlin to reassess its position on peace talks.
Zelenskyy accused Russia of lying to justify prolonging a war, and said the “alleged ’residence strike’ story is a complete fabrication.” Trump said on Dec. 29 that Putin had told him of the allegations, which he said were “not good.”
The White House confirmed in November it was drafting a 28-point peace plan to end the war, which required Ukraine to make territorial concessions, reduce its armed forces, and give up on its plans to join NATO. The European Union has since introduced an alternative plan.
Zelenskyy said on Dec. 1 that the peace plan looked “better” following discussions between Kyiv and Washington, but said the potential ceding of territories to Russia remained “the most complicated” issue in the discussions.