Carney to attend Ukraine peace talks in France next week – National

Prime Minister Marc Carney will travel to France to represent Canada in peace negotiations over the Russian war in Ukrainehis office said in a statement Monday.

Carney will be in France Monday and Tuesday, where leaders of the bloc known as the Coalition of the Willing will meet to “accelerate efforts toward a negotiated peace for Ukraine, supported by strong security guarantees.”

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The group’s 35 member states, including Canada, pledged their support to Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

“Canada is working tirelessly with our allies to secure a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. We must deter and fortify – with strong security guarantees and ensuring that Ukraine can rebuild, recover and create the foundation for true prosperity,” Carney said in a statement Friday.

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The negotiations in France were announced on Tuesday by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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European and Canadian leaders held talks Tuesday about U.S.-led peace efforts to end Russia’s nearly four-year war with Ukraine, as Moscow and kyiv sparred over Russian allegations, denied by Ukraine, of a massive drone attack on a lakeside residence used by President Vladimir Putin.

The virtual meeting included European leaders as well as Carney, heads of European institutions and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

– with files from The Associated Press

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