Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada could deploy military troops to Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.

Carney made the remarks at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting between the two.leaders in Kyiv, where the prime minister made an unannounced stop Sunday.

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 is working with allies i

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