Canada and Ukraine’s other allies in the “coalition of the willing” signed a statement Tuesday pledging to help secure Ukraine from further Russian invasions if there is a viable peace deal.
Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up a brief trip to Paris for these talks by promising Canada’s support for Ukraine alongside the more than 30 countries in the coalition — though it remains unclear whether Canada would deploy troops to Ukraine.
The proposed security agreement would see a multinational force sent to aid Ukraine after a ceasefire takes hold, and offers a promise to support the war-torn country if Russia invades again. While that effort would be led by Europe, the agreement says the force would also involve “non-European members of the coalition, and the proposed support of the U.S.” At a press conference announcing the statement Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal envoy Steve Witkoff said the U.S. is committed to playing its part to secure peace for Ukraine.
“President Trump’s mandate is that he wants a peace in Ukraine, and we are determined on his behalf to do everything on his behalf to attain that peace,” he said. Witkoff added the agreements involve “security protocols, which are important so that the people of Ukraine know that when this ends, it ends forever.” Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who also attended the meetings in Paris, said the agreement is “a big, big milestone” on the path to “an eventual peace deal.”
…Source: .ctvnews.ca/politics
