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.