Western countries have repeatedly described Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as illegal under international law – the same charges being levied against Mr. Trump after he attacked Venezuela and ousted President Nicolás Maduro. Both Canada and European Union officials on Saturday offered carefully worded responses to Mr. Trump’s actions that fell short of condemning the military strike. “They may want to use Canada as a staging place for operations if they’re going in that direction,” he said of Greenland. Interim NDP leader Don Davies called Mr. Carney’s Saturday statement on U.S. action in Venezuela “mealy-mouthed” and a failure to stand up to Mr. Trump. “Canada has one main goal with the United States in the coming year: It’s to navigate the USMCA review and resolve the current tariffs.

Source: International New York Times January 05, 2026 01:48 UTC