Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the phone on Thursday as the effects from Trump’s trade war continue to mount.

The two leaders had a “productive and wide-ranging conversation,” Carney’s office said in a statement.

The call came just hours after Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“The leaders discussed current trade challenges, opportunities, and shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.,” the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Russia’s war in Ukraine was also discussed, the PMO said.

“The leaders also discussed how to build on the President’s leadership to support long-term peace and security for Ukraine an

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