Overview

• Canada will provide an additional US$1.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including drones, helicopters and ammunition.
• Ottawa is expanding sanctions to target several Russian individuals, more than 40 entities and over 200 vessels in the so-called shadow fleet.
• The government will extend a US$2 billion loan to Kyiv, with interest payments covered by proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
• Prime Minister Carney met Ukrainian President Zelensky at the G7 summit to reaffirm unwavering Canadian support until a just peace is achieved.
• Zelensky briefed Carney on Russia’s recent strikes involving 440 Iranian Shahed drones and 32 missiles and discussed bolstering Ukraine’s air defenses and defense industry cooperation.