China News Agency, Toronto, February 28 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The Canadian government continued to announce new measures to provide support to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia on February 28, including increasing military aid and banning oil imports from Russia.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Ottawa that Canada will provide Ukraine with anti-tank weapon systems and ammunition.
Canadian Defense Minister Anand said that the weapons provided by the Canadian side will include 100 sets of Carl Gustaf anti-tank systems and 2,000 rockets.
At the same time, at the request of Ukraine, the Canadian government will provide additional military equipment assistance worth 25 million Canadian dollars to the Ukrainian side, including helmets, body armor, gas masks and night vision equipment.
The Canadian military will also provide NATO with two more C-130J transport aircraft and a team of 40 to 50 people for at least two weeks.
The Canadian side has not disclosed the destination of the deployment of the transport aircraft.
Canadian Natural Resources Minister Wilkinson announced that the Canadian government will ban the import of crude oil from Russia.
Authorities will also identify other petroleum products that may be included in the import ban.
Official data show Canada has not imported crude oil from Russia since 2019.
The country currently exports more crude oil each year than it imports.
As a coordinated action by the seven Western industrialized countries (G7), the Canadian official also announced that all Canadian financial institutions will be prohibited from conducting any transactions with the Russian Central Bank from now on.
The Canadian side also imposed an asset freeze and a trading ban on Russia's sovereign wealth fund.
The Canadian government announced on February 27 that it will close Canadian airspace to all Russian aircraft operators, meaning that no aircraft owned, chartered or operated by Russia can fly in Canadian airspace.
Canadian officials also asked radio and television operators to ban content from Russian media Russia Today (RT).
In addition, Canadian officials say it is prioritizing existing immigration applications from Ukraine and offering visas and work permits to Ukrainians already in Canada.
Several Canadian provinces have asked state-run liquor distributors to remove Russian-made vodka and other alcohol products from their shelves.
According to Canadian official data, since 2014, Canada has provided Ukraine with more than 890 million Canadian dollars worth of multi-faceted assistance.
In addition, Canada announced in late January this year that it would provide Ukraine with a loan of 120 million Canadian dollars through the sovereign loan program. Economic recovery and governance reform; in addition, a batch of deadly weapons such as firearms and ammunition and other support materials were provided to the Ukrainian military.
Since Russia recognized the two "republics" in eastern Ukraine and sent troops into Ukraine for special military operations, Canada has announced multiple rounds of sanctions against Russia, including sanctions against Putin and members of his "inner circle", the Russian State Duma ( The lower house of parliament) and other relevant individuals and entities imposed sanctions, suspended exports to Russia, imposed relevant transaction bans, etc., while adding or redeploying military personnel, frigates, patrol aircraft, etc. to support NATO operations.
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