Mr. Carney won the leadership race in a landslide victory, securing 85.9 per cent of the vote (in comparison, Justin Trudeau had won the party leadership with around 78 per cent, in 2013). He framed his victory as a dual mandate: uniting the country to take on U.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Kyiv, he said on Sunday. "On this Ukrainian Independence Day, and at this critical moment in their nation’s history, Canada is stepping up our support and our efforts towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine,