Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Germany late Monday, looking to boost trade and defence ties with Europe’s largest economy amid a five-day trip through the continent.
Carney is moving to align Canada more closely with Europe as U.S. President Donald Trump upends the global trading system with his tariff war, and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine heightens global security risks.
After making a surprise visit to Kyiv for Ukrainian Independence Day on Sunday, Carney travelled to Warsaw for a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, where the two leaders struck a new strategic partnership on trade, defence and energy earlier on Monday.
In Berlin, Carney will hold meetings with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz before ending the trip by visiting Canadian troops stationed in Rig