OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government said Canada's support for Ukraine remains resolute ahead of talks Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump arranged the talks in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a possible land swap between territories held by Ukraine and those claimed by Russia. Kyiv is not taking part in the talks.

The talks started Friday afternoon and neither leader answered media questions as they sat down together. Officials later prepared podiums with Russian and American flags for a joint press conference.

"I won’t be happy if I walk away without some form of a ceasefire," Trump told Fox News on Friday, prior to the meeting.

Trump said Thursday there was a 25 per cent chance that today's summit would fail, but he also f

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