Trudeau, Zelenskiy stress Ukraine must be included in talks to end war

Ukraine's President Zelenskiy and PM of Canada Trudeau attend a meeting in New York

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York City, U.S., September 24, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

Source: Handout

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.

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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.

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By Reuters