OTTAWA --
Canada will present a $500-million mortgage and $7.8 million value of deadly gear and ammunition to Ukraine as the specter of a Russian invasion grows, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned Monday.
He mentioned the pledge is on prime of a beforehand introduced $120-million mortgage and non-lethal weapons that Canada has already supplied to Ukraine.
The prime minister mentioned he spoke on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reaffirm Canada's help as Russian troops stalk Ukraine's jap border.
Trudeau additionally spoke with different European leaders over the weekend as worries of warfare within the area develop.
The prime minister mentioned the deadly weapons and ammunition are in response to a selected request from Ukraine, which has already obtained arms from america, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Poland.
Trudeau mentioned the aim of the help is to discourage additional Russian aggression.
"The state of affairs is intensifying quickly and we're exhibiting our resolve," Trudeau instructed a information convention on Parliament Hill.
"It is vital for Canadians and the world to know that Canada will proceed supporting Ukraine and its independence, integrity (and) sovereignty, together with its proper to defend itself."
Alexandra Chyczij, nationwide president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, praised the announcement, saying the choice to ship arms marks a "main coverage shift" that locations Canada consistent with coalition of democracies serving to Ukraine. Chyczij added that the mortgage would assist counter Russian efforts to destabilize the Ukrainian economic system.
"On this terribly tough time for Ukraine, Canada has proven once more that it's a true buddy Ukraine and the Ukrainian folks," Chyczij mentioned.
On Sunday, the Defence Division introduced the army is transferring troops out of Ukraine in one of many strongest indicators but that a Russian invasion was imminent.
The division mentioned troopers who've been in Ukraine as a part of a coaching mission are being quickly relocated to elsewhere in Europe.
The division would not say the place the troopers have gone, or what number of of them have been moved, for safety causes.
The federal authorities has additionally closed its embassy within the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, and International Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has urged any Canadians remaining within the nation to depart now.
Earlier Monday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland joined her G7 counterparts in warning Russia that any army motion in opposition to Ukraine would end in sanctions that might "have large and quick penalties on the Russian economic system."
The federal authorities has imposed sanctions on 440 Russian people since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Feb. 14, 2022.
Ukrainian servicemen present space safety throughout a go to by Gen. Oleksandr Pavliuk, commander of the Joint Forces Operation, to frontline positions outdoors Avdiivka, Donetsk area, jap Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photograph/Vadim Ghirda)
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