Trudeau, Zelenskiy stress Ukraine must be included in all peace talks

21/2/2025 6:22

Canadian Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

stressed in a call on Thursday that any talks to end the war

with Russia must include Kyiv at the negotiating table, the

prime minister's office said.



U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for a quick deal to

end the war, alarming Washington's European allies by leaving

them and Ukraine out of initial talks with Russia last week.



"The leaders stressed that any peaceful end to the

conflict must include Ukraine at the negotiating table,"

according to a readout of the call with Zelenskiy released by

Trudeau's office.



Canada has one of the world's biggest Ukrainian diasporas

outside of countries that border Ukraine, and Ottawa has been

one of Kyiv's staunchest supporters in the conflict with Moscow.



In his call with Zelenskiy, Trudeau reiterated Canada's

support for Ukraine and "emphasized that there can be no

sustainable peace in Europe without security for Ukraine,"

according to the statement.