STORY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a defence forum on Sunday (August 24) with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as Kyiv seeks to deepen defence cooperation with allied nations ahead of a possible peace deal with Russia to end the war.

Carney was shown some of Ukraine's latest advancements of weapons and military equipment production.

The meeting, held on Ukraine’s Independence Day, included defence ministers and senior officials from a number of European countries and Canada. Attendees represented nations including Denmark, Sweden, Britain, as well as the Baltic states.

During discussions at the forum, Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude to the visiting officials and their respective governments for their support to Ukraine since the onset of Russia's 2022 invasion.

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VIDEO SHOWS: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY AND CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY ATTEND DEFENCE FORUM IN UKRAINE ON THE COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE DAY

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SHOWS: UNKNOWN LOCATION, UKRAINE (AUGUST 24, 2025) (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF WEAPONS ON DISPLAY IN DEFENCE FORUM

2. VARIOUS OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY AND CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY AT DEFENCE FORUM, TALKING AND LISTENING TO PEOPLE AT THE FORUM

3. VARIOUS OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT

4. CARNEY AND ZELENSKIY AT FORUM

5. SMALL VEHICLES ON DISPLAY

6. CARNEY AND ZELENSKIY LISTENING

7. WEAPON ON DISPLAY

8. CARNEY AND ZELENSKIY LISTENING

9. CARNEY INTERACTING WITH PERSON AT FORUM

10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"We know each other very well. And we have so many meetings together, and I think that the result of all our meetings is understanding each other. We are very thankful for your support, we are very thankful toward your nations first of all, we are very thankful to your leaders, governments and to yourself. Thank you so much for your long-term support for Ukraine."

11. MEETING IN PROGRESS