Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, will be in New York this Wednesday to take part in the emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the war launched in Ukraine by Russia, a year this week.
The agenda of the head of Canadian diplomacy provides for a speech during this session. Minister Joly intends to reiterate the importance of holding the Russian regime accountable for its actions, and reaffirm Canada’s enduring commitment to supporting Ukraine for as long as necessary.
Mélanie Joly will also speak at an event on Russia’s violations of its human rights and international humanitarian law obligations.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Ukraine last week and had talks with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as with the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, Andriy Kostin, who told her that his country had already listed 60,000 war-related crimes.
Global Affairs Canada points out that since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, Canada has imposed sanctions, often in coordination with its allies, on 2,226 individuals and entities in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
Since the beginning of last year, Canada has pledged more than $5 billion to directly support Ukraine, including financial, military and humanitarian assistance.
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