Kyiv – Ukrainians should have no doubt about Canada’s commitment to their country, Prime Minister Carney said on Sunday that he made a surprising visit to Kiev to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day.
What was his first visit to the war -torn nation, Carney gave a speech in Sophia Square in front of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelanski.
“Mr. President, dear friend, today my message is simple: Canada will always stand in solidarity with Ukraine,” he said.
“We will always be with you, so many of your sacrifices lead to peace, security and prosperity that all Ukrainian – which deserve all people.”
He said that the reason for Ukraine – the cause of freedom, democracy and sovereignty – is the cause of Canada.
Carney left Canada on Saturday for the trip, including stops in Poland, Germany and Latvia. He reached Kyiv by train in the early hours of Sunday. Ukraine leg of the journey was built under the media blackout for security reasons.
Carney and Defense Minister David McGunti were congratulated by the Canadian Ambassador at the Kive Main Train Station on Sunday morning by the Ukraine Natalka CMOC and Ukrainian government officials, including Ambassador-Namak for Canada and Plakhotanuk of Canada.
The Prime Minister was invited as a special guest of Zelansky for the state holiday since 34 years since the Prime Minister declared his independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Carney said that Canada was the first Western nation to recognize Ukrainian freedom under former Prime Minister Brian Muloroni.
In his speech, Carney said that his own upbringing reflected Ukraine and his migrant in Canada.
He said, “I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where my horizon looked like your flag. Where my classmates bored your names, and their parents and grandparents said your language,” he said.
“Ukrainians are part of the Canadian story, a story whose best chapter has not been written yet.”
Zelansky addressed the crowd ahead of Carney, stating in Ukrainian that it was an honor for the Prime Minister for Ukraine’s first official visit.
After her speech, Carney Zelansky and the president’s wife, Olena joined the Zelancesa, which were to lay flowers on the wall of Follen’s memory.
Earlier this year, Carney also announced more details of Canada at the G7 Summit in Alta at the G7 Summit.
He said that more than $ 1 billion drones of that support would come in the form of ammunition and armored vehicles. Another $ 680 million will deliver a package of military equipment preferred by NATO to Ukraine next month.
Canada also funded joint production of defense materials like advanced drones from Canadian suppliers, Carney said. His pledge includes millions of dollars of funds for emergency medical and shelter relief and support to protect Ukrainian democracy from digital attacks and other threats.
Carney said in French that Ukraine is in a significant moment of war, and that the support of the international community should be intensified.
A week after trying to pursue the peace process with US President Donald Trump, the first tried to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, and then a few days later by Zelanski and other European leaders at the White House.
Carney said during his speech that he appreciates the leadership of transforming US President Donald Trump in creating possibilities for peace. “
Despite those dialogues, Moscow provoked a heavy barrage of attacks on Ukraine earlier this week and insisted that it should join any security guarantee for Ukraine. Zelansky has rejected any such participation.
In his speech, Carney blamed Putin for the terror that faced Ukrainian.
“But Putin can be stopped. Russia’s economy is getting weaker. It is getting more isolated. And our alliance is getting tough. It is more effective, more firm, more united,” Carney said.
Before the visit, the official official of a Canadian government, briefing reporters, said Russia is progressing “slow” in its campaign to withdraw Ukrainian soil.
Canadian Intelligence suggests that the Russia is losing 1,000 soldiers per day in conflict, while Ukraine estimates that it is estimated to lose around 500 soldiers daily, the official said.
The official said that Russia is recruiting soldiers from other counties like North Korea to maintain its war attempt.
This caused the lack of alignment in training in Russian ranks, causing a loss of morale, giving Ukraine an advantage on that front.
Canada has been part of the conversation for over two years to help secure any kind of peace deal in Ukraine.
Those dialogues finally declined the coalition of alliance, demanding a group of nations to contribute to maintain peace in Ukraine, if a ceasefire has reached. It includes most European nations as well as Canada, Japan and Australia.
“When that peace comes … Canada will be there,” Carney said in his speech.
“We will be with you to promote peace, security and prosperity for Ukraine once the killing is closed once.”
Experts say that there is a vested interest with Ukraine and other Western countries in Canada, especially in the Arctic regions, with an extensionist Russia.
The Canadian official said that it is important within the alliance rather than stepping back like a past.
Many obstacles still exist to achieve a peace deal, including conditions for a ceasefire and determining the fate of donabas and the fate of Donbas.
Moscow illegally attached Crimea and its army holds parts of four other areas outside Donbas. Overall, Russia has about one-fifth part of Ukraine.
Ukraine is also seeking a security guarantee against any future Russian avatar.
Security guarantee will largely depend on the United States. Trump said in recent times that there would be no American soldiers on the ground in Ukraine, but suggested that aerial appearance and intelligence support could be part of any security guarantee in a final peace deal.
There are Canadian soldiers in Europe, as part of the Operation Unifair, a mission to train Ukrainian troops launched after Russia’s Annexation in 2014.
The official said that Canada has not refused to put shoes on the ground in Ukraine.
The conflict includes $ 22 billion in financial aid for Ukraine in support of Canada so far, roughly as a loan, according to Ottawa’s long. A separate, independent estimate from the nail group keeps this amount close to $ 19.7 billion.
Canada’s human initiative has an external role, such as re -starting Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia, maintaining maternal health services and working to detect and remove landmines.
– With the files of Craig Lord in Warsaw and Associated Press
