Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Halifax on Dec. 27, 2025. Carney said Canada will provide a further $2.5-billion of economic assistance for Ukraine during that meeting.Darren Calabrese/Reuters
Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to Paris next week for an international gathering aimed at securing a negotiated peace, supported by strong security guarantees, in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who has convened the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing collective of more than 30 nations supportive of Ukraine, set the stage for the gathering in a New Year’s Eve address.
“Many European states and allies will take concrete commitments to protect Ukraine and ensure a just and sustainable peace on our European continent,” Mr. Macron said.
Mr. Carney will be in the French capital Monday and Tuesday according to a statement issued by his office on Friday.
“Canada is working relentlessly with our allies to secure a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. We must deter and fortify – with robust security guarantees and by ensuring Ukraine can recover and create the foundations of true prosperity,” said the statement.
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The Prime Minister’s Office did not elaborate on Friday on Mr. Carney’s goals for the gathering in Paris.
In a Thursday social media post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said national security advisers from 15 countries would be in his country on Saturday for a meeting focused on peace.
“European representatives will attend and we expect the American team to join online,” Mr. Zelensky said on X.
The Ukrainian leader also said representatives of European institutions and NATO will attend Saturday’s meeting.
David Angell, the foreign and defence policy adviser to the Prime Minister, will attend the Saturday meeting as well, said Laura Scaffidi, the Prime Minister’s press secretary.
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On X, Mr. Zelensky said there would also be a Monday meeting of military chiefs of general staff, with a focus on security guarantees for Ukraine.
“It is important to work through every detail of how the guarantees will function in the air, on land and at sea – if we succeed in ending the war. And this is the key goal for all normal people,” said the Ukrainian leader.
And then, he noted, will be Tuesday’s meeting in Paris, which Mr. Carney will attend.
“We are preparing now to ensure that the meeting is productive, that support increases and that there is greater political confidence both in the security guarantees and in the peace agreement.”
Late last month, Mr. Zelensky was in Nova Scotia en route to Florida for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. He met in Halifax with Mr. Carney.
In Halifax, Mr. Carney said Canada will provide a further $2.5-billion of economic assistance for Ukraine, noting that the money will help unlock financing for reconstruction from other organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Since the war began, Canada has provided more than $20-billion in assistance to Ukraine, the Prime Minister’s Office has said in statements on the conflict.
The Ukrainian leaders’ subsequent discussions with Mr. Trump ended with the U.S. President saying Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace settlement – though he conceded that outstanding obstacles could prevent a deal.