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Cision Canada
3 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Readout - Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer Français
OTTAWA, ON, /CNW/ - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Carney welcomed Prime Minister Starmer to Ottawa. Building on Prime Minister Carney's visit to London earlier this year, the leaders emphasized the deep and historic ties between Canada and the UK. The prime ministers underscored opportunities to strengthen that relationship to the benefit of Canada and the UK, including further collaboration on trade. To that end, they welcomed the creation of a new structured UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group to address existing market access barriers, to expand existing arrangements into new areas, such as digital trade, and to explore co-operation in the development of critical minerals and sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Prime Minister Carney also announced that the new government would seek to introduce legislation this fall to ratify the UK's accession to the CPTPP. The leaders agreed to strengthen co-operation on defence and security, both bilaterally and through the NATO Alliance and Five Eyes partnership. To that end, they discussed their recent respective defence investments and announced the launch of the Joint Canada-UK Common Good Cyber Fund, which will support joint efforts to counter digital transnational repression and support civil society actors at high risk. The Fund will be supported by an initial joint investment of $5.7 million over five years. Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer emphasized collaboration on AI systems to support our national security, including a partnership agreement to strengthen existing collaboration on AI safety and security between the Canadian AI Safety Institute and the UK AI Security Institute, as well as new Canadian and UK memoranda of understanding with leading Canadian AI firm Cohere. The prime ministers also announced a joint $14.8 million investment in biomanufacturing to support research and development in both countries, including to better prepare for future health emergencies, and they welcomed increased collaboration on critical minerals and civil nuclear energy. The leaders discussed international conflicts, expressing their support for a just and lasting peace for Ukraine, the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and de-escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran. Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer looked forward to further discussions at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. This document is also available at
Bloomberg
5 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Sweden Will Hit New NATO 5% Defense Spending Goal, Premier Says
Sweden will reach a planned new NATO defense spending target of 5% of GDP, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said, joining a string of countries ramping up commitments ahead of a key summit of alliance leaders. Sweden, NATO's newest member, will formalize the target after this month's summit in The Hague, Kristersson told reporters on Friday, after his government earlier this year committed to spending 3.5% of its economic output on defense by 2030.
Washington Post
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
The U.S. and Europe are working through a ‘marriage crisis'
You're reading an excerpt from the WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Perhaps no U.S. allies have been more shaken by President Donald Trump's second term than those in Europe. Trump's nationalist and protectionist instincts clash with the liberal sensibilities of the European Union, as a political bloc, as well as with NATO, the foundational military alliance that has undergirded the transatlantic relationship for decades.
Euronews
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
No, Danish MP didn't seek Kremlin's help to prevent US from annexing Greenland
ADVERTISEMENT Moscow was behind a disinformation campaign alleging that a Danish lawmaker had sought Russian assistance amid Trump's threats to annex Greenland, Denmark's security services have said. The fake news operation first surfaced in January, when Donald Trump ramped up threats to seize control of Greenland, an autonomous territory belonging to Denmark. The US President alleged Denmark should cede the island to the US to "protect the free world" and threatened economic sanctions if it didn't, heightening tensions between Washington and Copenhagen and casting doubt over the integrity of the NATO Alliance. The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) has now accused the Kremlin of using their disinformation operations to sow further division. Posts circulating on social media – and amplified by bots – claimed that Karsten Hønge, a Danish left-wing lawmaker, had asked Moscow to provide assistance to Denmark in order to prevent the US from annexing Greenland. Disinformation falsely claimed Danish PM had sought Russian help amid US's threats to Greenland Euronews 2025 They included a doctored Facebook post allegedly published by Hønge, that said: "In a situation of extreme escalation and tension, we have to take extreme measures and ask for help from Russia to solve this problem." The fabricated post adds that it's certain the request "will be heard" because the prospect of Greenland becoming part of the US is "as unfavourable" to Russia as it is to Denmark. Hønge responded by firmly denouncing the claims as fake news. Copenhagen accuses Moscow of sowing division The Danish Defence Intelligence Service said that the fake post was first published by an "an influencer who has previously promoted Russia's agenda in Ukraine." With support from the French anti-disinformation agency, Viginum, they identified the influencer as a known actor who is part of a Moscow-backed operation. "The influence operation should be seen as part of the ongoing influence in which Russia is trying to create discord in the transatlantic relationship and undermine Western support for Ukraine," the FE said, adding that the disinformation was also attended to sway the result of Greenland's March general election. Greenlandic non-profit organisations are warning that the island is getting caught in the disinformation cross-fire as geopolitical tensions boil and that it is unprepared for facing these hybrid threats. Last December, a study found evidence of "hostile foreign actors" operating in Greenlandic Facebook forums, with the recent rapid advance of AI allowing actors to generate "convincing Greenlandic texts." Experts warn the territory is vulnerable to such campaigns due to its limited media landscape and the influence of social networks such as Facebook. "Greenland's media landscape is small and resource-constrained. Unlike larger countries, where media organisations have dedicated teams for investigative journalism and fact-checking, Greenland's newsrooms operate on minimal staff and funding," researcher Signe Ravn-Højgaard of the University of Greenland, recently said .
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
No, Danish MP didn't seek Kremlin's help to prevent US from annexing Greenland
Moscow was behind a disinformation campaign alleging that a Danish lawmaker had sought Russian assistance amid Trump's threats to annex Greenland, Denmark's security services have said. The fake news operation first surfaced in January, when Donald Trump ramped up threats to seize control of Greenland, an autonomous territory belonging to Denmark. The US President alleged Denmark should cede the island to the US to "protect the free world" and threatened economic sanctions if it didn't, heightening tensions between Washington and Copenhagen and casting doubt over the integrity of the NATO Alliance. The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) has now accused the Kremlin of using their disinformation operations to sow further division. Posts circulating on social media – and amplified by bots – claimed that Karsten Hønge, a Danish left-wing lawmaker, had asked Moscow to provide assistance to Denmark in order to prevent the US from annexing Greenland. They included a doctored Facebook post allegedly published by Hønge, that said: "In a situation of extreme escalation and tension, we have to take extreme measures and ask for help from Russia to solve this problem." The fabricated post adds that it's certain the request "will be heard" because the prospect of Greenland becoming part of the US is "as unfavourable" to Russia as it is to Denmark. Hønge responded by firmly denouncing the claims as fake news. The Danish Defence Intelligence Service said that the fake post was first published by an "an influencer who has previously promoted Russia's agenda in Ukraine." With support from the French anti-disinformation agency, Viginum, they identified the influencer as a known actor who is part of a Moscow-backed operation. "The influence operation should be seen as part of the ongoing influence in which Russia is trying to create discord in the transatlantic relationship and undermine Western support for Ukraine," the FE said, adding that the disinformation was also attended to sway the result of Greenland's March general election. Greenlandic non-profit organisations are warning that the island is getting caught in the disinformation cross-fire as geopolitical tensions boil and that it is unprepared for facing these hybrid threats. Last December, a study found evidence of "hostile foreign actors" operating in Greenlandic Facebook forums, with the recent rapid advance of AI allowing actors to generate "convincing Greenlandic texts." Experts warn the territory is vulnerable to such campaigns due to its limited media landscape and the influence of social networks such as Facebook. "Greenland's media landscape is small and resource-constrained. Unlike larger countries, where media organisations have dedicated teams for investigative journalism and fact-checking, Greenland's newsrooms operate on minimal staff and funding," researcher Signe Ravn-Højgaard of the University of Greenland, recently said.
