I had the honour to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alongside our Prime Minister - I told him that we will stand with the Ukrainian people until they win.

As we welcomed President Zelenskyy to Canada, we announced new military, economic, peace and security, and developmental assistance for Ukraine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada is providing:
• A new $650 million investment to supply Ukraine with armoured vehicles, including armoured medical evacuation vehicles.
• $76 million for 35 high resolution drone cameras and in-service support;
• $30 million for the Leopard 2 Maintenance and Service Centre in Poland;
• $15 million for Canadian contributions to the Joint Coalition on F-16 Training to support the training of Ukrainian pilots;
• A large package of NATO-standard small arms ammunition; and
• $33 million for a United Kingdom-led partnership that is delivering high priority air defence equipment to Ukraine, including air defence missiles to help Ukraine defend against Russia’s missile and drone attacks, as announced earlier this week.

To support Ukraine’s economy so it can withstand Russia’s unjustifiable invasion and continue supporting the people of Ukraine, now and into a future beyond Ukrainian victory:
• Canada will again provide substantial macroeconomic support in the 2024 fiscal year;
• Prime Minister Trudeau and President Zelenskyy signed the modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), which supports long-term security, stability, and economic development in Ukraine, while also ensuring high-quality market access terms for Canadian businesses participating in Ukraine’s economic recovery.

To support peace, security, and stabilization for Ukraine, Canada announced an additional $8.3 million in support, including $4.3 million to strengthen nuclear security measures at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, replacing equipment destroyed or stolen during Russia’s occupation of the site in 2022.

To maintain pressure on the Russian regime and those responsible for its war of aggression:
• Canada announced new sanctions targeting 63 Russian individuals and entities complicit in the illegal transfer and custody of Ukrainian children, generating and disseminating disinformation and propaganda, as well as entities in Russia’s nuclear sector already sanctioned by our international partners; and
• Canada and Ukraine have agreed to work with G7 partners to establish a working group of eminent persons to provide advice on the seizure and forfeiture of Russian assets.

In line with the priority needs of Ukraine, Prime Minister Trudeau announced an additional $34 million in development assistance for four multi-year initiatives supporting:
• mental health
• small-scale farmers and restoration of agricultural livelihoods
• local infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction
• technical assistance for inclusive recovery

Canada will stand with the Ukrainian people until they win - until we all win.