Mark Carney's comments about sending troops to Ukraine called unclear

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney raised more questions than answers about Canada’s position when he said he’s not ready to rule out sending troops to Ukraine once the war with Russia ends, experts say.

Justin Massie, political science professor at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal and the co-director of the Network for Strategic Analysis, said Carney’s comments were “very cautious” — and far less clear than that of other allies.

France and the U.K. plan to deploy a multinational brigade once the war ends to deter potential future Russian attacks.

Massie said Carney’s comments place Canada in a vague, middle-ground position — not as committed as the French or British governments, but more so than Italy, which wants a security guarantee clause that would let them decide whether to co