The intel schism is part of the fallout from a shocking Friday press conference in the Oval Office—during which U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for not thanking them often enough for past U.

Canada has expressed willingness to join the peacekeeping force initiated by Britain and France in the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine. Defence Minister Bill Blair gave the hint on Wednesday at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute annual forum in Ottawa.

President Donald Trump paused future deliveries of military aid to Ukraine. Trump’s tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada went into effect this morning. Trump will deliver a potentially explosive speech to Congress tonight.

European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks to agree ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine.

Trudeau said Canada would, in response, put 25 percent tariffs on $20.5 billion worth of unspecified U.S. goods. China announced levies on U.S. food imports and halted the sale of Chinese goods to 15 American companies. In Mexico, there were calls for boycotts of U.S. companies and products.

President Trump’s threat to abandon Ukraine added urgency to plans to fund security or reconstruction with the roughly $300 billion owned by Russia’s central bank.