Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced recent sanctions against Russia and financial support for Ukraine on Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“If we value democratic government, if we value the concept of territorial integrity, if we value state sovereignty, then we see Ukraine’s fight as a part of a broader fight in defence of those principles,” said Anand.
In front of Ukrainian ambassador Andrii Plakhotniuk and students on the University of Ottawa, Anand announced the renewal of Operation Unifier, a military training mission initially launched in 2014, promising $2 billion for this system.
This adds as much as a complete of $25 billion of support from Canada to Ukraine over the past 4 years.
“Moreover, Canada shall be imposing sanctions on 21 individuals and 53 entities, in addition to 100 vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet, under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations,” in response to a press release from the Department of National Defence.
“Canada can also be lowering its price cap for Russian crude oil from US$47.60 to US$44.10 per barrel.”
Continuing to face by Ukraine is crucial, in response to Anand, for asserting the rule of international law.
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“Putin cannot redraw maps at will. Geography isn’t a matter that dictators can resolve,” Anand said.
Canada isn’t the one country marking the anniversary with a show of support for Ukraine.
Greater than a dozen senior European officials went to Kyiv to satisfy with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pay tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
Earlier today, Zelenskyy addressed the Ukrainian people in a video uploaded to YouTube, praising the strength and resilience of the Ukrainian armed forces.
“Our people didn’t raise a white flag — they defended the blue and yellow one. And the occupiers, who thought they’d be met here with crowds waving flowers, saw lines on the recruitment centres as a substitute,” Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy thanked the countries which were supporting Ukraine, including Canada and the USA. Zelenskyy also said he hopes to satisfy with U.S. President Donald Trump in Ukraine to point out him the realities of the war.
On the fourth anniversary of a war that Russia declared would only take three days, Zelenskyy was not without hope.
“Putin has not achieved his goals,” Zelenskyy said.
“He has not broken Ukrainians. He has not won this war. We have now preserved Ukraine, and we’ll do all the pieces to secure peace and justice.”
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