Canada will send $ 5 billion in help to Ukraine using Russian asset funds seized, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday at a peace and security summit in kyiv.
Trudeau and a dozen other world leaders are in the Ukrainian capital to commemorate the third anniversary of the invasion of Russia, where support for Ukraine to end the war in their terms and with its intact territory remained strong.
“This is not a conflict that Ukraine wanted, caused or requested in any way,” Trudeau said at the summit table.
“This is a war initiated for a reason and only one reason: Russia's desire to erase Ukrainian history and expand its empire.”
Trudeau also promised 25 additional light vehicles for Ukraine and a subsidy to help with energy safety while Russia attacks the country's electricity.
Trudeau's comments did not touch the possible Ukraine membership in the NATO Military Alliance, which other leaders have been asking at the current summit.
But he repeated his calls so that kyiv had a direct role in the negotiations for a possible end of the war, since European leaders express their dismay in Washington having conversations with Moscow.
“We cannot return to a time when I could do the right thing,” Trudeau said. “We must do everything in our power to allow Ukraine to ensure just and lasting peace, a peace that cannot be achieved without Ukrainians at the table.”
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, blamed Ukraine for starting the war, which began when the Russian invaded Crimea after prodemocratic protests in 2014, followed by the large -scale invasion of Moscow, which began on this day three years ago three years ago .
In addition to the 25 new Lav III vehicles, Trudeau promises two armored combat support vehicles for Ukrainian troops, which will receive training in Germany “shortly” to use machines.
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He says that Canada will provide four F-16 flight simulators in addition to the combat plane systems that were recently delivered to Ukraine.
The new $ 5 billion in funds is the first revenue delivery of frozen Russian assets, after OTTAWA years that promise to lose holdings associated with the Government of Russia and its oligarchs. Canada has been pressing Europeans to lose Russian funds maintained in frozen European accounts, or at least the accumulated interest from large -scale invasion.
Trudeau says that Canada will continue to train Ukrainian troops, so that Russia will not be allowed to end the world order to confirm sovereignty for many countries for decades.
“Once a fair peace is ensured, Canada is ready to work with our partners around the world to provide Ukraine the security that peace lasts to last, allowing him to recover, rebuild and prosper,” he said.
“We can't expect. The moment to stop this war of aggression, the time to defend democracy, the time to defend our shared values, is now. So let's notice. “
The leaders are giving statements in the opening of the summit, which proceeded despite an audible air defense siren in the background.
There was a strong police presence in the streets near the place where leaders met. The officers were parked in each corner. Some streets were blocked safely only allowing people after scanning their identification.
Trudeau received a fast hug and a tight -hand squeeze from the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy just before the start of the conference.
This is Trudeau's fourth visit to Ukraine since 2022 and almost surely the last one, since he will be replaced as prime minister when his liberal party chooses a new leader at the beginning of next month.
Zelenskyy said at a press conference on Sunday that he will seek a Trudeau update about the G7 relationship with the United States under Trump. Canada presides over the group of countries this year.
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