KYIV — During a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital on Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney would not rule out putting Canadian troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.

Carney made the comments at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a bilateral meeting between the two.

When asked what kind of security guarantees Canada could provide to Ukraine, Carney said Ukraine’s own military must be supported but that more than that will be required.

“I would not exclude the presence of troops,” he said.

Carney said Canada doesn’t think it is “realistic” that Ukraine’s military alone would be enough for a security guarantee.

“So that needs to be buttressed, it needs to reinforced,” he said, adding Canada

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