London – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, met with the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps in London. Minister Blair congratulated Secretary Shapps on his recent appointment and noted that he looks forward to building upon the excellent defence relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom. Minister Blair and Secretary Shapps condemned Russia’s ongoing, illegal and …
Latvia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš toured military exercises outside the capital as part of Operation Reassurance. He said: “As Russia continues its unwarranted and unjustifiable attacks on Ukraine, Canada is standing united with our European allies in supporting Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, as well …
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 …
Ottawa – Melanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs met with her Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to discuss international peace and security, including in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Ottawa – A joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, the Federated States of Micronesia, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United …
Kiev – Harjit Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Pacific Economic Development Canada, and Etobicoke Centre MP Yvan Baker, visited Ukraine. Minister Sajjan said: “Just days ago, Russian missiles rained down on cities across Ukraine, killing innocent people. We are here to show our government’s unwavering support for the people of Ukraine, as they fight for their freedom and their …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing further sanctions in relation to Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. Despite calls from the international community to cease its egregious actions, the Russian regime continues to wage its senseless war. As such, to increase pressure on the Russian war machine, Canada is imposing new …
Kiev – Ukrainian hackers said bug bounty platform HackerOne has blocked their payouts which runs into thousands of dollars. they said HackerOne is blocking payouts citing economic sanctions and export controls after Russian invasion of Ukraine.
BERLIN – As calls to ban Russia in sports is growing, the International Paralympic Committee is set to discuss the issue ahead of next week’s Beijing Paralympics. Germany’s Athleten Deutschland said a complete ban of all Russian sports bodies, athletes and officials, and events in Moscow was required after Russian invasion of Ukraine.
