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CAUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting 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, which he said will help the embattled country unlock financing from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. 💰
Zelenskyy’s Canadian visit comes after he spoke with Carney by phone on Friday. The Prime Minister’s Office released an advisory early Saturday confirming the meeting, which began at about 1 p.m. AT.
The wartime leader said in a statement that he updated the prime minister “on the status of our diplomatic efforts with the United States” to bring the war in Ukraine to an end after Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
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