Overview
- Canada announced a C$270 million contribution to Ukraine during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the European Political Community summit in Yerevan on Monday.
- The money will fund weapons and equipment taken from NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, which ranks Kyiv’s most urgent military needs.
- Carney became the first non-European leader to attend an EPC meeting, signaling tighter security cooperation between Canada and European partners.
- He met France’s Emmanuel Macron and top EU leaders to prepare for the G7, boost defense industry links, and draw investment in critical minerals and advanced tech.
- The trip builds on Canada’s February entry into the EU’s SAFE initiative, which the government says opens EU market access for Canadian defense firms and could support jobs at home.