Canada and Ukraine are deepening ties with the signing of what they are touting as a 100-year partnership to further co-operation in several areas, including defence, energy, technology and trade.
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Amid heavy security in southeast Calgary on Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a series of industry alliances and non-binding agreements with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is visiting Canada for three days to strengthen ties.
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“This relationship has flourished for over a hundred years and it will flourish in the century ahead, long after this war ends,” Mr. Carney said.
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“Ukrainians helped build Canada, and Canadians will help rebuild Ukraine
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Canada’s domestic defence industry stands to benefit from several of the partnerships.
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This includes a long-term government-to-government collaboration to jointly produce uncrewed systems, counterdrone technologies and munitions, which will combine Ukrainian expertise with Canadian manufacturing and technology.
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Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of a Liberal cabinet meeting in Alberta.
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Carney says the meeting will focus on the countries' shared priorities, including deepening defence, economic and energy co-operation.
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Mr. Carney also committed to sending Ukraine one-third of all drones manufactured in Canada.
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Some of those could be produced through Ottawa’s new marketplace for uncrewed systems, which is meant to expedite the production and delivery of the low-cost technologies to the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Finally, a Ukrainian-Canadian joint venture, also announced Thursday, will bring together General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada, an Ottawa-based subsidiary of the U.S. defence giant, and Ukrainian company Green Tech Harvest to produce uncrewed systems for use in the war.
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A similar joint venture was established in May between Canadian drone company Sentinel R&D and Ukrainian drone company Airlogix.
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“Together, we will build the capabilities our militaries need, create good jobs at home, support Ukraine on the battlefield and strengthen the sovereignty of both our nations,” Mr. Carney said.
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Canada is also doubling down on its military and energy aid for Ukraine.
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Ottawa has committed almost $9-billion in military aid and $70-million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund since Russia began its full-scale invasion in 2022.
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Mr. Carney said the government intends to bump its support even further, with a $350-million equipment package of critical air-defence interceptors.
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It will come through the United States’ Joint Ukraine Multinational Program, which was set up to allow the rapid delivery of services, training and articles using financial donations from other countries.
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Ottawa will also provide more than $430-million in loan guarantees for Ukrainians to buy gas throughout the winter, Mr. Carney said.
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Moscow has pummelled much of the country’s critical infrastructure, leading to energy shortages and constant rolling blackouts.
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Mr. Zelensky thanked Canada for its continuing support, saying, “We need strong friends.”
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The two leaders also pointed to Canada’s intention over the coming months to join and support Ukraine’s low-cost ballistic missile shield, Freya, to contribute to European air defence.
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“The biggest threat and the biggest challenge for us is ballistic attacks, and the most important thing is air defence,” Mr. Zelensky said.
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Thursday’s agreements were inked ahead of Mr. Zelensky’s planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York later this month to discuss the war.
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The prospect of Ukraine’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization remains on indefinite hold, being proffered as a bargaining chip by U.S. officials in peace talks with Russia.
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If Moscow undermines those negotiations, Ottawa is prepared to increase pressure on it and is developing a new package of sanctions focused on anti-ballistic missile capabilities, Mr. Carney said.
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He said Canada is also updating its existing sanctions on Russia’s financial services and its shadow fleet of oil tankers transporting goods and commodities around the world.
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Peace, however, remains the ultimate goal.
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“We need to end this war,” Mr. Zelensky said.
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“We don’t have any kind of alternative.”
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They arrived in the city Wednesday night, and later Thursday they headed to Banff where Mr. Zelensky addressed a federal cabinet meeting.
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He and his wife are also scheduled to visit Toronto and North Bay before leaving Canada on Friday.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are swapping Parliament for the picturesque Rocky Mountains this week, but the agenda for the cabinet retreat in Banff is packed.
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As Marieke Walsh reports, the intensifying trade war with the United States and Alberta's upcoming separation referendum are both top of mind.
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