Kyiv – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while on a surprise visit to Kyiv, announced $500 million more in Canadian military aid for Ukraine. Earlier in the day, Trudeau, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trudeau said that since last year, Canada has committed over $8 billion in funding assistance to Ukraine, including over $1 billion in military aid, since the start of the Russian invasion early in 2022. Canada would also extend its military training mission — known as Operation Unifier — until 2026 and offered to help train Ukrainian pilots, along with other countries, on the F-16 fighter aircraft.