CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER CARNEY SAYS UKRAINE MAY BE OUTSIDE NATO'S DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY BUT NOT OUTSIDE CANADA'S VALUES

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY SAID THIS WEEK THAT UKRAINE MAY LIE OUTSIDE NATO'S DIRECT AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY BUT THAT THIS DOES NOT PLACE IT OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF CANADA'S VALUES OR ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING KYIV; CARNEY SAID CANADA WOULD KEEP WORKING WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO UKRAINE, FRAMING THE EFFORT AS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT CANADA BELIEVES IN RATHER THAN A FORMAL TREATY OBLIGATION; THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER'S REMARKS REFLECT AN EFFORT TO SUSTAIN PUBLIC AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE AID AT A TIME WHEN SEVERAL WESTERN NATIONS ARE NAVIGATING DOMESTIC FATIGUE OVER THE ONGOING WAR; CANADA HAS COMMITTED BILLIONS IN MILITARY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE SINCE RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION IN FEBRUARY 2022 AND HAS BEEN AMONG THE MORE CONSISTENT VOICES IN THE G7 FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT, ACCORDING TO THE MEANWHILE IN UKRAINE NETWORK.