(L/R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak during a roundtable event with business leaders during the 21st EU-Canada summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 29, 2026. The EU and Canada want to bring their relationship to the "highest level possible" as they face a "world of growing rivalries," said Ursula von der Leyen, the 27-nation bloc's chief said Thursday ahead of a meeting with Canadian leader Mark Carney. Brussels and Ottawa are to lay the groundwork for an ever-closer partnership at a two-day summit in Montreal, as they navigate uncertain ties with the United States and China. (Photo by Christopher Katsarov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a roundtable event with business leaders during the 21st EU-Canada summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 29, 2026. The EU and Canada want to bring their relationship to the "highest level possible" as they face a "world of growing rivalries," said Ursula von der Leyen, the 27-nation bloc's chief said Thursday ahead of a meeting with Canadian leader Mark Carney. Brussels and Ottawa are to lay the groundwork for an ever-closer partnership at a two-day summit in Montreal, as they navigate uncertain ties with the United States and China. (Photo by Christopher Katsarov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a roundtable event with business leaders during the 21st EU-Canada summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 29, 2026. The EU and Canada want to bring their relationship to the "highest level possible" as they face a "world of growing rivalries," said Ursula von der Leyen, the 27-nation bloc's chief said Thursday ahead of a meeting with Canadian leader Mark Carney. Brussels and Ottawa are to lay the groundwork for an ever-closer partnership at a two-day summit in Montreal, as they navigate uncertain ties with the United States and China. (Photo by Christopher Katsarov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks on a mobile phone as he attends a meeting between Russian and Congolese presidents on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah attends a meeting with her Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (R) on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (R) on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (R) on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)