Zelenskyy discusses Canada-US relations

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the tail end of what he describes as a

productive

trip to Canada, where the strained relations between two

of his

biggest allies were on full display.

The 51st state stuff. What is it like to watch that from afar?

Strange.

It's very dangerous that there are some problems

between neighbors.

Uh, and w- we, we, uh, we are the example.

Zelenskyy, who met with Prime Minister Mark Carney

and his cabinet, urged Ottawa

and Washington to work out their differences.

I think that, uh, United States and Canada, um,

will have,

uh, and, and have, and w- w- will have, uh,

a dialogue from, I mean, this very

constructive dia- they have to have it.

Zelenskyy says he doesn't think there will be much movement towards negotiations

with Moscow until after Russia's parliamentary elections this month.

On the prospect of sitting across the table from Vladimir Putin, he's

less than enthused.

What would it take to happen?

No, it's not, uh, my wish. It's not the best day for my life.

Better to sit with my family.

While Zelenskyy's plane was on the tarmac in Moldova this week,

a Russian

drone incursion caused some heart-stopping moments.

Zelenskyy called it a Russian pattern of provocation, urging allies to

respond smartly but forcefully.

It's not about provocation. You always have to answer on

any kind of Russia provocation.

Western intelligence agencies have warned Russia may be preparing some kind of

limited low-level attack on a NATO country in order to cause a political

crisis. Canada's former ambassador to NATO,

Kerry Buck, says the

alliance is not ready to respond partly because of allied

disputes with the United States. Murray Brewster, CBC News,

Ottawa.