KYIV, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Kyiv, he said on Sunday. "On this Ukrainian Independence Day, and at this critical moment in their nation’s history, Canada is stepping up our support and our efforts towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine," Carney said in a post on social media platform X.

However, the North American nation lacks the capacity to send a significant number of soldiers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for his first official visit to the war-torn country where the prospects for peace appear as distant as ever despite attempts by the Trump administration to broker a settlement in the war between Ukraine and Russia.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has received both criticism and praise on social media after announcing on Monday that he is dropping retaliatory tariffs introduced on U.S. goods that are covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA).

Canada will remove many retaliatory import tariffs on U.S. goods and intensify talks with the United States on striking a new trade and security relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is dropping 25% tariffs on a long list of U.S. products to ease trade tensions.

Carney spoke with Trump Thursday in what the Canadian PM's office described as "a productive and wide-ranging conversation."

Canada has announced its intention to drop most of the retaliatory counter-tariffs it’d imposed in March. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday that starting Sept. […]

The move represents an about-face for Canada, which had been one of the few countries to punch back against President Trump’s protectionist agenda.

Mark Carney is visiting Ukraine for the first time as prime minister, as his government says it may be prepared to join peacekeeping efforts led by European allies.

Economic and security ties are front and centre as Prime Minister Mark Carney meets allies over the next few days in eastern and central Europe.