Prime Minister Mark Carney said that U.S. President Donald Trump is creating an “opportunity” to end the war in Ukraine following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Carney made the comments in a statement released on Aug. 16, a day after Trump met with Putin in Anchorage.
“The leadership of President Trump and the United States is creating the opportunity to end Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine,” Carney said in the statement.
He said that “robust and credible security guarantees” were “essential” to peace in the area.
The prime minister added that Canada was “co-ordinating closely” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Coalition of the Willing to “intensify our steadfast support” for Ukraine and its “peace and security.”…