Long-term military aid
Italy and Canada also sign a security treaty with Ukraine
February 24, 2024, 9:09 p.m
Great Britain, France, Germany and Denmark have already concluded corresponding agreements with Ukraine. Now Italy and Canada are also entering into security alliances with Ukraine, which promise the country long-term help in the fight against the Russian invaders.
After Germany and several other countries, Canada and Italy have now also concluded bilateral security agreements with Ukraine. During their visits to Kiev to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed relevant documents with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
As Trudeau’s office announced, the agreement provides for around $2.2 billion in Canadian financial and military aid to Ukraine this year. The G7 states promised Ukraine “long-term security commitments” in July 2023 on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Great Britain was the first G7 country to sign a corresponding agreement with Kiev in mid-January. Germany and France followed suit last week. On Thursday, Denmark also signed a security agreement with Ukraine. Numerous other countries – from Poland to Scandinavia – joined the G7 initiative.
At the press conference with Zelensky, Trudeau also made reference to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russian President Vladimir “Putin pretends to be powerful,” said Trudeau. “But truly powerful leaders do not murder their opponents.” The death of Kremlin leader Putin’s most prominent adversary in a prison camp in the Arctic Circle caused international consternation. In addition to Navalny’s widow, numerous Western politicians hold the Russian leadership and Putin personally responsible for his death. Moscow rejects the allegations.