Mark Carney is visiting Ukraine for the first time as Canada’s prime minister, as his government says it may be prepared to join peacekeeping efforts led by European allies.

Canada is not excluding the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine in the event it reaches a ceasefire with Russia, a senior Canadian government official said ahead of Independence Day celebrations in Kyiv where Prime Minister Mark Carney was to be recognized as the guest of honour on Sunday.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday he backed Ukraine’s calls for robust security guarantees as part of any peace deal, saying Canada would not rule out sending troops under such a framework.