With the prospects for peace appearing as distant as ever — despite attempts by the Trump administration to broker a settlement in the war between Ukraine and Russia — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday unveiled details of Canada's $2 billion in additional military aid while committing to reintroducing troops to the war-torn country in some capacity should there ever be a ceasefire.

During a surprise visit to Kyiv, Prime Minister Mark Carney did not rule out deploying Canadian troops to Ukraine as part of a future security guarantee against Russia. Carney attended Independence Day events as a guest of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

Ukraine would also receive more than C$1 billion (US$723 million) in military aid from a previously announced package.

Business owners in the nation's capital are reacting with guarded optimism after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he plans to drop most of Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods starting September.

After Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would lower tariffs, President Trump said "We want to be very good to Canada. I like Carney a lot. I think he's a very good person."