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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a joint press conference, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 22, 2023. /Reuters
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced new military, economic, peace and security, and development assistance and investments for Ukraine, after meeting with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He announced a new investment of 650 million Canadian dollars ($487.5 million) over three years to supply Ukraine with 50 armored vehicles, including armored medical evacuation vehicles, saying that Canada is "shifting the approach to provide multi-year assistance."
Ottawa would send trainers to help Ukrainian pilots on Western F-16 fighter jets, Trudeau said.
Meanwhile, Canada is providing Ukraine an additional 34 million Canadian dollars ($25.5 million) in development assistance for four multi-year initiatives supporting mental health, small-scale farmers and restoration of agricultural livelihoods, local infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction, as well as technical assistance for inclusive recovery.
Zelenskyy, who was visiting Canada from Thursday to Friday, delivered a speech to parliamentarians on Friday calling on Canada and other Western allies for further support.
On Friday, Trudeau also announced new sanctions targeting 63 Russian individuals and entities in a show of support for Ukraine.
(With input from agencies)
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