China News Service, May 9. According to the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, on the 8th local time, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced during his visit to Ukraine that sanctions would be imposed on 40 individuals and 5 entities in Russia and provided Ukraine with a value of 50 million. Additional military aid in Canadian dollars.
On May 8, local time, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a press conference after their meeting in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.
According to a press release issued by the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office on the 8th, Canada will impose sanctions on 40 individuals and five entities in Russia, including a number of businessmen and people associated with the Russian defense sector, as well as providing “indirect or direct support to the Russian military. " entity.
Trudeau also announced additional military aid worth $50 million to Ukraine, including drone cameras, high-definition satellite imagery, small arms and ammunition.
Canada will also provide C$25 million to the World Food Programme "to address food security in Ukraine"
In addition, Trudeau also said that he would consider temporarily removing import duties on Ukrainian goods for a period of one year.
Earlier in the day, Trudeau attended the flag-raising ceremony for the reopening of the Canadian embassy in Ukraine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Canada closed its embassy in Kyiv on February 12 and moved its staff to Poland.