Category Archives: conflict
Canada commits troops, sanctions Russia as Kremlin orders troops into Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada announced plans Tuesday to deploy hundreds of additional troops to eastern Europe and impose new sanctions against Russia as Western democracies rushed to respond to the deployment of Russian forces into Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin T...
What’s next for Canada in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
OTTAWA — Canada and its allies were shaking off their shock and scrambling to respond on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops into eastern Ukraine. Putin’s move followed months of mounting tensions bet...
Canada condemns Ukraine kindergarten shelling as military mulls more troops for NATO
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign minister has accused Russia of trying to escalate the crisis with the West by shelling a kindergarten in eastern Ukraine. "Canada strongly condemns the unprovoked Russian military activity in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Inno...
Russian invasion threat to Ukraine imminent, says Joly, amid diplomacy, cyberattacks
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign affairs minister says the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains high as cyberattacks undermined earlier optimism Tuesday that the Kremlin might be drawing down its military forces. "The latest information I have is ...
Canada to give $500M loan, send $7.8M in lethal weapons to Ukraine: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Canada will provide a $500-million loan and $7.8 million worth of lethal equipment and ammunition to Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion grows, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. He said the pledge is on top of
Canada shutters embassy in Ukraine, relocates diplomatic staff amid fears of war
OTTAWA — Canada has shuttered its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and relocated its diplomatic staff to a temporary office in the western part of the country amid fears that an invasion by Russia is imminent. Foreign Affairs Minister
Canada, Britain discussing Russia sanctions if it invades Ukraine, says U.K. envoy
OTTAWA — Britain's envoy to Canada says the two countries are co-operating on a tough new set of sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine. Susannah Goshko, the British High Commissioner to Canada, said her country's passage of new sanctions legis...
Ottawa increases warnings about Ukraine, urges Canadians to leave over Russia threat
OTTAWA — The federal government is now warning against any travel to Ukraine and urged all Canadians currently in the country to leave Monday as concerns about war with Russia escalate. Last month Global Affairs Canada warned only against non-essential...
Canada talking to allies about ‘options to reinforce’ eastern Europe: Anita Anand
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s military buildup, and that discussions are underway around reinforcing Canada's support in eastern Europe. Y...
Divergent views on how best to help Ukraine mark emergency Commons debate
OTTAWA — All parties in the House of Commons agree that Canada must stand in solidarity with Ukraine but they're in sharp disagreement over how best to do that. In an emergency debate Monday night on Russia's military buildup along its