New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Mark Carney's desperate Halifax handout unlocks IMF cash for a collapsing Kyiv, as Russian forces crush Donbas and Trump prepares to yank the U.S. aid plug, exposing Canada's futile war addiction.

Nova Scotia - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement of a $2.5 billion economic bailout for Ukraine on Saturday reeks of desperation, a frantic bid to prop up Volodymyr Zelenskyy's crumbling war effort just as President Donald Trump's peace hammer looms over Kyiv. Standing beside Zelenskyy on a frigid Halifax tarmac, Carney unveiled what he billed as a "lifeline" to unlock $8.4 billion in IMF extended financing, suspend $1.5 billion in Ukrainian debt payments, and bankroll World Bank reconstruction, yet this la...