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Canada to help Ukraine with another $500M and weapons, Trudeau says
By Bill Graveland The Canadian Press
Posted June 10, 2023 7:15 am
3:02
Trudeau’s surprise visit to Kyiv as Ukraine counteroffensive begins
WATCH: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland paid a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, touching down for top-level talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trudeau's visit comes as Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive officially begins. Crystal Goomansingh has more on the prime minister’s trip and the new funding Canada is pledging to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s latest offensive.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is committing another $500 million to help Ukraine’s military fight back against Russia’s invasion, including by sending more weapons.
Trudeau made the announcement during an unannounced visit to Kyiv to show Canada’s support for the fight against Russia, and told the country’s parliament they are in a battle for “the future of us all.”
“You are the tip of the spear that is determining the future of the 21st century,” Trudeau said during a 25-minute speech before a special session of the national legislature, known as the Verkhovna Rada.
3:47
Renewed Canadian support comes at crucial time in Russia-Ukraine war
Pledging more weapons and fighter-pilot training for Ukraine, Trudeau also told the lawmakers that Canada will support their country’s bid for membership in the NATO military alliance.
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“We want peace on Ukrainian terms,” he said. “Russia must completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from Ukraine.”
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is with him on the trip, which began with a wreath-laying at a memorial wall to honour Ukrainians who have died while defending their homeland.
This is the second time Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to the embattled country since Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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R ussia-Ukraine conflict: PM Trudeau, ministers visit Ukraine
Trudeau last travelled to Ukraine just over a year ago, where he reopened the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv and met Zelenskyy in person for the first time since the war began.
Trudeau and Zelenskyy also spent some time together just last month on the margins of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, where the Ukrainian president continued his campaign to shore up support among western allies for the defence of his country.
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Some media outlets, including The Canadian Press, were made aware of today’s trip ahead of time on the condition that it not be reported until it was made public, for security reasons.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits an exhibition of destroyed vehicles in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday June 10, 2023. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Pool via AP).
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Wall of Remembrance to pay tribute to killed Ukrainian soldiers, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday June 10, 2023. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Pool via AP).
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays a wreath at the memorial wall outside of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn.
As of early Saturday morning, the Prime Minister’s Office had not published its usual itinerary for Trudeau’s day.
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Earlier Saturday, Britain’s defence ministry reported “significant Ukrainian operations” in the country’s east and south since Thursday morning, with gains in some areas.
The ministry reported mixed results from the Russian army, with some units holding ground “while others have pulled back in some disorder, amid increased reports of Russian casualties as they withdraw through their own minefields.”
The ministry also noted “unusually active” Russian airstrikes in southern Ukraine, where it is easier for Moscow to fly planes.
Trudeau's visit follows major dam collapse
Earlier this week, a hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River ruptured, flooding a large part of the front line in southern Ukraine and worsening the humanitarian situation — including the need for drinking water — in an area that was already undergoing shelling.
By Bill Graveland The Canadian Press
Posted June 10, 2023 7:15 am
3:02
Trudeau’s surprise visit to Kyiv as Ukraine counteroffensive begins
WATCH: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland paid a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, touching down for top-level talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trudeau's visit comes as Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive officially begins. Crystal Goomansingh has more on the prime minister’s trip and the new funding Canada is pledging to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s latest offensive.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is committing another $500 million to help Ukraine’s military fight back against Russia’s invasion, including by sending more weapons.
Trudeau made the announcement during an unannounced visit to Kyiv to show Canada’s support for the fight against Russia, and told the country’s parliament they are in a battle for “the future of us all.”
“You are the tip of the spear that is determining the future of the 21st century,” Trudeau said during a 25-minute speech before a special session of the national legislature, known as the Verkhovna Rada.
3:47
Renewed Canadian support comes at crucial time in Russia-Ukraine war
Pledging more weapons and fighter-pilot training for Ukraine, Trudeau also told the lawmakers that Canada will support their country’s bid for membership in the NATO military alliance.
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“We want peace on Ukrainian terms,” he said. “Russia must completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from Ukraine.”
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is with him on the trip, which began with a wreath-laying at a memorial wall to honour Ukrainians who have died while defending their homeland.
This is the second time Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to the embattled country since Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
1:36
R ussia-Ukraine conflict: PM Trudeau, ministers visit Ukraine
Trudeau last travelled to Ukraine just over a year ago, where he reopened the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv and met Zelenskyy in person for the first time since the war began.
Trudeau and Zelenskyy also spent some time together just last month on the margins of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, where the Ukrainian president continued his campaign to shore up support among western allies for the defence of his country.
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Some media outlets, including The Canadian Press, were made aware of today’s trip ahead of time on the condition that it not be reported until it was made public, for security reasons.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits an exhibition of destroyed vehicles in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday June 10, 2023. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Pool via AP).
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Wall of Remembrance to pay tribute to killed Ukrainian soldiers, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday June 10, 2023. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Pool via AP).
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays a wreath at the memorial wall outside of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn.
As of early Saturday morning, the Prime Minister’s Office had not published its usual itinerary for Trudeau’s day.
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Earlier Saturday, Britain’s defence ministry reported “significant Ukrainian operations” in the country’s east and south since Thursday morning, with gains in some areas.
The ministry reported mixed results from the Russian army, with some units holding ground “while others have pulled back in some disorder, amid increased reports of Russian casualties as they withdraw through their own minefields.”
The ministry also noted “unusually active” Russian airstrikes in southern Ukraine, where it is easier for Moscow to fly planes.
Trudeau's visit follows major dam collapse
Earlier this week, a hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River ruptured, flooding a large part of the front line in southern Ukraine and worsening the humanitarian situation — including the need for drinking water — in an area that was already undergoing shelling.
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