{"id":72227,"date":"2025-02-25T06:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T11:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=72227"},"modified":"2025-02-25T06:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T11:53:13","slug":"a-just-and-lasting-peace-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/a-just-and-lasting-peace-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"A just and lasting peace for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years ago today, Russia<\/span> launched an illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine<\/span> that has left hundreds of thousands dead and forced millions to flee. In the face of unimaginable hardship, Ukrainians have persevered and have fought for freedom and democracy. Canada<\/span> has supported and will continue to support Ukraine<\/span> in achieving just and lasting peace.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau<\/span>, visited Kyiv<\/span> today to reaffirm Canada’s<\/span> unwavering support for Ukraine<\/span>.<\/p>\n

During this visit, the Prime Minister highlighted the recent conclusion of negotiations between Canada<\/span> and Ukraine<\/span> on the terms of Canada’s<\/span> $5\u00a0billion contribution to the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) Loans mechanism. Canada<\/span> will disburse the first half of its contribution, totalling $2<\/span>.5\u00a0billion, in the coming days, with the remainder to follow soon. Announced last year at the G7 Summit in Apulia<\/span>, Italy,\u00a0the ERA Loans will bring forward the future revenues from frozen Russian sovereign assets. This initiative will provide Ukraine<\/span> with approximately $69\u00a0billion\u00a0(US$50\u00a0billion).<\/p>\n

To maintain pressure on Russia<\/span>, Prime Minister Trudeau announced new sanctions targeting 76 individuals and entities providing support for the Kremlin’s military industrial base, involved in the\u00a0unlawful deportation or forced transfer of Ukrainian children, or supporting the Kremlin’s information operations capabilities, as well as senior Russian government officials and oligarchs who support Putin’s regime. In total, Canada<\/span> has sanctioned more than 3,000 individuals and entities who are complicit in the violation of Ukraine’s<\/span> sovereignty and territorial integrity and in gross and systematic human rights violations. The Prime Minister also announced that\u00a0Canada is taking action against Russia’s<\/span> shadow fleet by sanctioning 109 vessels based on their involvement in the transfer of sanctioned goods, including hydrocarbons whose revenue fuels Russia’s<\/span> war machine.<\/p>\n

In response to Russia’s<\/span> renewed attacks on Ukraine’s<\/span> energy infrastructure, which have left millions of civilians deprived of electricity, water, and heat, the Prime Minister also announced a $50\u00a0million contribution to help support Ukraine’s<\/span> urgent efforts to repair and replace damaged energy equipment and critical infrastructure, in partnership with the Energy Community Secretariat. This builds on the $20\u00a0million in funding Canada<\/span> announced last year in support of this initiative at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine<\/span>, in Lucerne, Switzerland<\/span>.<\/p>\n

During a bilateral meeting with the President of Ukraine<\/span>, Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/span>, Prime Minister Trudeau noted progress on Canada’s<\/span> assistance commitments, including the delivery of military training and critical equipment, such as armoured combat vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles, ammunition, and F-16 landing systems and simulators.<\/p>\n

Building on the $3<\/span>.02\u00a0billion announced in the Agreement on Security Cooperation between Canada<\/span> and Ukraine<\/span> last year, the Prime Minister announced that $40\u00a0million of the total $3<\/span>.02\u00a0billion in funding will be allocated to deliver urgently needed capabilities to the Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/span> through the Danish Model and another $15\u00a0million toward supporting Canadian companies seeking to operate and invest in Ukraine’s<\/span> defence sector.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister announced new assistance measures for Ukraine<\/span> totalling $118.5 million<\/span>, including:<\/p>\n