KYIV - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday where he is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announce further details of new military assistance Canada promised in June.

The trip marks the prime minister’s first visit to the country and comes during a European trip that includes stops in Poland, Germany and Latvia.

Carney was invited as a special guest of Zelenskyy to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day.

"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 meida shortly after arriving at the Kyiv main train terminal.

Carney and Defence Minister David McGuinty were greeted by Canad

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