Defense Secretary Anita Anand, speaking at the Canadian Force Base in Trenton on Thursday, said Canada would deploy 100 troops in the near future to help Poland with the influx of Ukrainian refugees. Growth is set to take two months, but could be extended.
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“I can not imagine the grief felt by millions of Ukrainians being forced to flee Putin’s bombings and bombings, the grief of thousands of Canadians with loved ones who remain in Ukraine now,” Anand said. “But in the face of unspeakable acts of violence against innocent civilians and attacks on schools, apartment buildings, train stations in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Bucha, Mariupol and the tragic despair, Canadians and Canadians Will Continue to Armed and offer a safe haven and welcome the people of Ukraine, our friends, with open arms. “ The story goes on under the ad According to the UN, about 4.736 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the Russian invasion on February 24. The vast majority of these displaced people – about 2.6 million – have sought refuge in neighboring Poland. 3:08 Russia-Ukraine conflict: Trinto agrees with Biden’s assessment that Russia is committing “genocide” in Ukraine Russia-Ukraine conflict: Trinto agrees with Biden’s assessment that Russia is committing “genocide” in Ukraine The members of the Canadian Forces will come mainly from Edmonton and Kingston, Anand said, and will be deployed in the coming days. Trending Stories
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It is the latest in a series of Ottawa-backed pledges of support and assistance to the Ukrainian government, now in its second month of trying to defend itself against a numerically superior Russian power. Last week, the Trinto government pledged an additional $ 100 million in humanitarian aid to the country, in addition to the $ 145 million already committed to various UN agencies, the Red Cross and other non-governmental organizations. Speaking at an event in Ottawa on Thursday, Chief of Staff General Wayne Eyre accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of creating “the most significant threat to world order since World War II.” The story goes on under the ad “This is a very dangerous moment,” said Eyre, who was due to speak with his Polish counterpart later in the day. “If you want to look for a similar moment in history, where we have multiple forces at play, a flurry of new technologies and a level of geopolitical uncertainty, you just have to look back to 1914,” Eyre said, referring to the outbreak. of the First World War. “We are determined to continue to support Ukraine, but also to prevent the conflict from spreading beyond the borders of our NATO allies and expanding its scope.”
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After the start of the war, which has been described as an illegal invasion by Ukraine’s western allies, Putin said on Tuesday that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine had reached a dead end. Putin also rejected economic sanctions imposed by the West, which have wreaked havoc on the Russian economy. The comments cast doubt on the possibility of a diplomatic solution, at least in the short term, even when Russia withdrew troops that failed to occupy the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. NATO leaders have warned that Russia is preparing for a new offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region. The story goes on under the ad As the conflict continues, Canada has created a new immigration program for Ukrainians leaving their country, allowing them to work or study in Canada for up to three years. Anand said CAF members in Poland would also help refugees travel to other countries to resettle and provide limited medical care, psychological and psychological counseling for refugees in “reception centers” run by the Polish Territorial Defense Force. . With archives from the Canadian press and Reuters. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
