Overview

• On Ukraine’s Independence Day, Prime Minister Mark Carney met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv and said deliveries from Canada’s new package begin next month.
• Ottawa detailed funding for drones, ammunition, armored vehicles, NATO’s PURL-sourced equipment from the U.S., Czech-channeled munitions, and support for emergency medical, shelter and cyber defense.
• Canada and Ukraine signed a security cooperation action plan, a joint defense-production intent, and a joint communique that includes annual foreign and defense consultations.
• Carney said he would not exclude Canadian troops as part of future security guarantees as a roughly 30-nation coalition works on enforcement options while the U.S. signals no ground deployments.
• Zelenskyy pressed for a Canadian presence on the ground, though officials note Canada’s limited force is already committed to training missions and leading a NATO brigade in Latvia.