On Monday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the White House to meet with Donald Trump. Zelenskyy wasn’t there alone this time; he was joined by a long list of European and NATO allies all looking to help move towards a peace deal with Russia.

One Western leader was conspicuously absent: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The head of NATO, Mark Rutte was there as was the President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Britain’s Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Germany’s Friedrich Merz were all there.

Even Finland’s President Alexander Stubb was present.

Canada, a founding partner in NATO, close ally with all the countries in attendance, defence partner in NORAD with the United States and recent signatory to the Se

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