Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the delivery of new weapons and equipment to Ukraine on Sunday after an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
Trudeau, in a press conference after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, also said that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian individuals and entities linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Today, I am announcing more military assistance, drone cameras, satellite imagery, small arms, ammunition and other support, including funding for mine clearance operations,” Trudeau said.
“And we are bringing new sanctions to 40 Russian individuals and five entities, oligarchs and close associates of the regime in the defense sector, all of whom are complicit in Putin’s war,” he added, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trudeau visited the town of Irpin on the outskirts of Kiev, the focal point of fierce battles between Ukrainian and Russian troops ahead of the Russians’ withdrawal from the region in late March.
He also said that Canada is reopening its embassy in the Ukrainian capital.
Canada is providing $25 million to the United Nations (UN) World Food Program as part of efforts to maintain food security and remove trade tariffs on all Ukrainian imports into Canada over the next year.
Source: CNN Brasil
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