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  • US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks in Saudi excluding Ukraine

    US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks in Saudi excluding Ukraine

    Canada Global (Web News) The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to continue peace negotiations with Russia to address the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

    This marks a shift in the U.S.’s previous strategy, which focused on isolating Russian President Vladimir Putin and rallying NATO allies in support of Ukraine’s defense.

    The initial round of talks, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, lasted four and a half hours. However, Ukraine was not included, a decision that has sparked criticism.

    During discussions, Russian officials reinforced their demands, particularly regarding NATO, making it clear that Ukraine’s membership in the alliance was unacceptable to them.

    Ukraine has insisted that any peace agreement must include its direct participation. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that no decisions about Ukraine’s future should be made without its involvement.

    Some European leaders have criticized the U.S. for making concessions to Russia, particularly after Washington indicated that NATO membership for Ukraine was off the table and suggested that Kyiv’s military efforts to reclaim occupied regions were unlikely to succeed.

    Despite these concerns, U.S. officials, including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasized the need for a peace process that results in a lasting ceasefire, even if it involves discussions on territorial disputes and security arrangements.

    However, Russia signaled that it was unwilling to make any concessions, raising doubts about the likelihood of substantial progress.

    Although the talks were described as the start of a broader negotiation effort, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed a planned visit to Saudi Arabia, possibly to avoid endorsing discussions that excluded Kyiv.

    The diplomatic initiative has caused concern in both Ukraine and European capitals, with fears that the negotiations might overlook Ukraine’s security interests, legitimize Russian aggression, and jeopardize long-term regional stability.

  • NATO takes over coordination of military aid to Kyiv from US, source says

    NATO takes over coordination of military aid to Kyiv from US, source says

    Canada Global (Web News)  In a move largely interpreted as an attempt to protect the support system from NATO sceptic US President-elect Donald Trump, a source said Tuesday that NATO had taken over coordination of Western military aid to Ukraine from the US as planned.

    After several months of delay, the action allows NATO to play a more active role in the fight against Russia’s invasion without actually committing its own forces.

    However, considering that the US under Trump may still inflict Ukraine a serious blow by cutting its backing, diplomats admit that the transfer to NATO may only have a limited impact because the US is the alliance’s dominant force and supplies Kyiv with the majority of its armaments.

    Trump, who will take office in January, has stated that he wants to put an immediate end to the conflict in Ukraine, but he has not specified how he plans to do so. He has long been critical of the extent of US military and financial support for Ukraine.

    Clay Barracks, a US station near the German town of Wiesbaden, serves as the headquarters for NATO’s new Ukraine mission, known as NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU).
    It is now fully operating, a person with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.

    According to SHAPE, NATO’s military headquarters, the alliance’s Ukraine mission is starting to take over duties from the United States and other international organizations.

    “The work of NSATU … is designed to place Ukraine in a position of strength, which puts NATO in a position of strength to keep safe and prosperous its one billion people in both Europe and North America,” said US Army General Christopher G. Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
    “This is a good day for Ukraine and a good day for NATO.”

    NSATU will have a total of around 700 personnel, including troops stationed at NATO’s military headquarters SHAPE in Belgium and logistics hubs in Poland and Romania. Increases in Western military assistance to Ukraine have been denounced by Russia as a threat to a larger conflict.

  • Justin Trudeau Met With The Prime Minister Of Poland, Discussed Defense Issues

    Justin Trudeau Met With The Prime Minister Of Poland, Discussed Defense Issues

     Canada Global(Web News)Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is on a three-day visit to Ukraine and Poland, supported the level of spending on Canada’s defense system on the last day of his visit.

    Canada is the seventh-highest defense spender among NATO’s 31 partners, Trudeau said, but added that there is still more to do. Today he met the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. Who said that it has become necessary for the Western countries to unite to deal with the global threat posed by Russia.

    Tusk said he agrees that NATO will reach the level of spending needed in the morning to build an adequate defense. He also said that Canada is the most important and valuable partner for Europe and Poland. is one of the owners. Canada will continue to support Ukraine, Trudeau said after arriving in Kyiv on Saturday. He then met with Tusk and President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.

  • Trudeau Signed A $3 Billion Security Deal For Ukraine On The Second Anniversary Of The Russian Invasion

    Trudeau Signed A $3 Billion Security Deal For Ukraine On The Second Anniversary Of The Russian Invasion

    Canada Global(Web News)Prime Minister says Ukrainians are ‘fighting and dying for our collective future’

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed an agreement in Kiev on Saturday in which Canada pledged a $3.02 billion security aid package to Ukraine, a milestone marking the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Is.
    He was accompanied by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.

    Trudeau’s visit comes as Western support for the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Billions of dollars in military and economic aid are being blocked in the US Congress.
    The security assistance deal, first promised by the allies last summer as a bridge to Ukraine’s membership in NATO, is a mix of economic and military aid. That means stable, predictable support that Ukraine’s government and armed forces can count on as they continue to resist Moscow’s drive to absorb the country.

  • Canada To Buy $273 Million Worth Of Air Defense Equipment For Latvia Mission, Bill Blair

    Canada To Buy $273 Million Worth Of Air Defense Equipment For Latvia Mission, Bill Blair

     Canada Global(Web News)The federal government will spend $273 million to acquire new military equipment for the Canadian-led NATO battle group in Latvia.

    Under it, Saab Canada Inc. will spend $227·5 million on a short-range air defense system. The equipment will provide protection against fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and drones. In addition, the remaining $46 million will be spent on the purchase of anti-drone equipment. Defense Minister Bill Blair said this is the first time the Canadian Armed Forces will have an air defense capability.

    He said that these devices will be purchased as soon as possible and will be delivered by the end of this year. Blair made the announcement in Brussels, where he is attending a meeting of NATO defense ministers.

  • Nato’s Military Alliance Is More United Than Ever, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly

    Nato’s Military Alliance Is More United Than Ever, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly

    Canada Global(Web News) Foreign Minister Melanie Joly says that NATO’s military alliance is more united than ever.

    Canada has for many years failed to meet its stated goal of spending 2 percent of GDP on defense

    . Is. We have done a lot, but we need to do more.
    His remarks came two days after the former US president said he would encourage Russia to “do whatever it wants” with its NATO allies
    . With coalition forces at risk,
    Jolie’s cautious tone comes as Canadian diplomats are speaking to Trump advisers and congressional allies as they prepare for the possibility of a second Trump presidency.

  • Trudeau says cyberattacks on Canada’s gas infrastructure left ‘no physical damage’

    Trudeau says cyberattacks on Canada’s gas infrastructure left ‘no physical damage’

    Canada Global (Web News) Following revelations of stolen U.S. intelligence claiming Russian hackers reached the crucial sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims there was “no physical damage done” to Canada’s energy infrastructure.

    U.S. officials informed allies and partners, including Canada, over the weekend over the possible repercussions of stolen Pentagon documents that allegedly outline U.S. and NATO operations in Ukraine. The source of the leak is currently being looked into by American officials.

    The classified documents that have been made public online purport to chronicle shipments of weapons and equipment to Ukraine, but they also appear to contain inconsistencies that have led some to doubt their veracity or whether they have been altered, according to sources.

    The released documents detail claims made by Russian-backed hackers that they were able to get access to Canada’s natural gas infrastructure. Global News has not yet independently verified these claims.

    In response to claims of cyberattacks on Canadian energy infrastructure, Trudeau told reporters in Toronto on Tuesday, “I can affirm that there was no physical damage to any Canadian energy infrastructure as a result of cyberattacks.

    The hacking incident was seen as an illustration of how Moscow can expect to react outside of Ukraine’s borders if the war drags on, according to a New York Times piece published on Monday.

    According to the report, a Russian intelligence officer gave hackers instructions to keep access to the computer network and “wait for future instruction” even if the report doesn’t mention a specific energy business.

    According to the Times, the hackers were able to demonstrate their capability to raise valve pressure, turn off alarms and cause an emergency shutdown at an unnamed gas distribution station.

    The risk of disclosing tactics, techniques, and procedures led the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s cyber spy agency, to declare on Monday that it does not comment, “whether to confirm or deny, on purportedly leaked intelligence.”

    Yet, it stated that it was worried about “the potential for critical infrastructure disruption” due to internet-connected industrial equipment.

    “State-sponsored cyber threat actors may also attack essential infrastructure to obtain information through espionage; pre-position in case of future wars; or as a form of power projection and intimidation,” spokesperson Ryan Foreman said in a statement.”

    We continue to be very concerned about this issue, and we firmly advise owners and operators of vital infrastructure to contact us so that we can collaborate on securing their systems.

  • Russia says it suspended nuclear pact because US was using it to help Ukraine

    Russia says it suspended nuclear pact because US was using it to help Ukraine

    Canada Global (Web News) Sergei Ryabkov, the deputy foreign minister of Russia, claimed on Thursday that America was using the New START nuclear weapons limitation deal to support Ukraine’s attacks on Russian vital installations, forcing Moscow to halt its participation in it.

    The United States and its Western allies, according to Ryabkov, want to see Russia strategically defeated in Ukraine and have been accused of fomenting war there. Ryabkov made this claim while speaking at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

    Assisting the Kyiv administration in launching armed attacks against Russian strategic installations declared under the New START Treaty, the US attempted to “probe” the security of those facilities, Ryabkov stated.

    We were compelled to announce the suspension of the deal in light of these facts.

    After his speech, Ryabkov claimed that without U.S. assistance, Ukraine would not have been able to use drones to attack Russian infrastructure.
    We are aware that those strikes would not have been possible in the absence of the U.S. providing extremely advanced help to the Ukrainian military, he added.

  • US claims Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty

    US claims Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty

    Canada Global (Web News) As tensions over the conflict in Ukraine rise, the United States said that Russia was violating New START, the final surviving arms limitation agreement between the two major nuclear powers in the world.

    In response to a request from Congress, the State Department criticised Russia for halting inspections and calling off negotiations but refrained from holding the Cold War opponent accountable for exceeding pre-agreed limitations on the number of nuclear warheads.

    According to a State Department official, Moscow is “not complying with its commitment under the New START Treaty to permit inspection efforts on its territory,” and this “threatens the viability of US-Russian nuclear weapons control.”

    “There is a straightforward road for Russia to resume full compliance. He stated, referring to the official negotiations established by the treaty: “All Russia needs to do is meet in a session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission and permit inspection activities on its territory, just as it did for years under the New START Treaty.

    Nothing prevents Russian inspectors from visiting the United States and performing inspections, according to the statement.

    Early in August, Moscow declared that it was stopping US inspections of its military facilities under New START. It claimed to be in response to American interference in Russian inspections, a claim that Washington has refuted.

    As the United States spearheads a campaign to punish Russia economically and arm Ukraine with billions of dollars’ worth of weapons to fight back an invasion from Moscow, diplomacy between the two nations has dwindled to an absolute minimum over the past year.

    Fears of an apocalyptic war from the Cold War have been revived by barely veiled threats to deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine made by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    The New START negotiations that were scheduled to begin on November 29 in Cairo were postponed indefinitely by Russia, which charged that the US was acting with “toxicity and antagonism.”

    New START was extended by President Joe Biden by five years, until 2026, shortly after he took office. This gave time for negotiations while retaining what the Democratic administration views as a crucial current deal.

  • NATO chief calls for significant increase in arms for Ukraine

    NATO chief calls for significant increase in arms for Ukraine

    Canada Global (Web News) At a critical juncture in Russia’s invasion, Ukraine requires a “substantial increase” in armaments, and such backing is the only route to a negotiated peaceful resolution, according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and defence ministers from about 50 nations will have discussions at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base on Friday. This is the most recent of such gatherings since Russian soldiers invaded Ukraine about 11 months ago.

    In an interview with Reuters on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Stoltenberg stated that “this is a crucial point in the battle and the need for a big increase in support for Ukraine.”

    “We need to offer more weaponry today if we want to negotiate a peaceful solution tomorrow.”

    Instead of focusing on what the United States will offer, Ramstein is supposed to be a test of whether Germany will abandon its resistance to sending its Leopard combat tanks to Ukraine or at the very least agree to their transfer from allies.

    Stoltenberg expressed continued caution on the matter while praising the British government’s decision to provide Challenger tanks to Kyiv.

    This week, Britain increased pressure on Berlin by becoming the first Western nation to contribute Western tanks, promising a squadron of 14 Challengers; nonetheless, the Leopards are considered to be the superior tank.

  • NATO pledges more aid to Kyiv as air raid sirens blare once again across Ukraine

    NATO pledges more aid to Kyiv as air raid sirens blare once again across Ukraine

    Canada Global (Web News) As air raid sirens wailed for the first time this week across Ukraine, NATO allies pledged to provide Kyiv with more weapons and equipment to help restore the country’s electricity and heat that had been cut off by Russian missile and drone strikes.

    Despite the all-clear later sounding across the nation, Ukrainians scurried to bomb bunkers. Russian forces bombarded Ukrainian sites in the eastern part of the Donetsk region with artillery, mortar, and tank fire.

    NATO foreign ministers, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, began a two-day summit in Bucharest to discuss strategies for keeping Ukrainians safe and warm as well as for sustaining Kyiv’s armed forces throughout an upcoming winter campaign.


    On the day of the NATO summit, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba listed out the various Western air defence systems: “We need air defence, IRIS, Hawks, Patriots, and we need transformers (for our energy demands).
    In a nutshell, Ukraine needs transformers and patriots the most.

    Dmitry Medvedev, a former leader of Russia, urged NATO not to provide Ukrainian “fanatics” with Patriot missiles and branded the organisation a “criminal body” for doing so.


    NATO ministers reaffirmed a 2008 agreement that Ukraine would eventually join the alliance and denounced Russia’s “persistent and immoral strikes on Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure” in a statement. However, it did not reveal any timeline or specific actions that would bring it closer to NATO.

    Officials from the US and Europe indicated that in addition to discussing military help, ministers would concentrate on non-lethal aid such as gasoline, medical supplies, and winter equipment during their talks.

    Washington declared it will give $53 million to purchase equipment for the electricity infrastructure.


    Gabrielius Landsbergis, the foreign minister of Lithuania, asked his NATO counterparts to make the political choice to provide contemporary combat tanks to Ukraine in order to offer that country a military advantage over Russian forces.

    For fear of igniting a direct clash with Russia, Western powers have been hesitant to take that step.

  • Russia is under ‘heavy pressure’ in Ukraine, according to NATO chief.

    Russia is under ‘heavy pressure’ in Ukraine, according to NATO chief.

    Canada Global (Web News) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that he is awaiting confirmation of Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson, but that if confirmed, it will be “another victory for Ukraine.” “We’ll have to wait and see what happens on the ground in the coming days.” “But one thing is certain: Russia is under intense pressure, and if they leave Kherson, it will be yet another victory for Ukraine,” he said in Rome, where he met with Italy’s new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

    Ukraine announced that its forces had reclaimed a dozen villages in the southern Kherson region, a day after Russia ordered its troops to leave the city of the same name. Russia announced on Thursday that its forces had begun to withdraw.

    As part of a bigger counteroffensive in eastern and southern Ukraine that has driven Russian troops out of large swaths of terrain, Kyiv’s forces have recently focused on Kherson city

    Regaining control of Kherson would enable Ukraine to reclaim land that was lost in the Zaporizhia region and other southern regions, including Crimea, which Russia forcibly invaded in 2014. If President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of annexed territory is carried out, Russia would have made its largest retreat since its soldiers were beaten back from the outskirts of Kyiv in March.

    Retrenchment by the Russians might also increase internal pressure on the Kremlin to intensify the battle.

    The announced proposal has not been finalised, according to Ukrainian authorities.