(Kyiv) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the Ukrainian parliament on Saturday, calling the fight against the Russian invasion a battle “for our common future”.
He was given a standing ovation several times during this 25-minute speech delivered to an extraordinary session of parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his speech to the Ukrainian parliament.
Trudeau also told MPs that Canada would support their country’s bid to join the NATO military alliance and that peace must be achieved on Ukraine’s terms and full withdrawal of forces. Russians.
Trudeau’s speech comes as part of an unannounced visit to Kyiv, during which he pledged an additional $500 million to help Ukraine’s military, including providing it with more weapons and by training fighter pilots.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, meets with soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, some of his top advisers and his trade minister, as well as ambassadors from both countries.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, visits a display of wrecked vehicles.
This is the second time Mr. Trudeau has visited Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and the visit comes amid signs that a spring counteroffensive against Russia, long overdue, could be underway.
With information from The Associated Press