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Canada will send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine using funds from seized Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at a peace and security summit in Kyiv.

Trudeau made the pledge as he and a dozen other world leaders are in the Ukrainian capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, where support for Ukraine to end the war on its terms and with its territory intact remained strong.

“This is not a conflict Ukraine wanted, provoked or asked for in any way,” Trudeau said at the summit table.

This is a war started for one reason and one reason only: Russia’s desire to erase Ukrainian history and expand their empire.”

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“We cannot return to an era where might makes right,” Trudeau said. “We must do everything in our power to enable Ukraine to secure a just and lasting peace, a peace that cannot be achieved without Ukrainians at the table.”

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[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 132 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Trudeau has been knocking it out of the park ever since he announced his resignation

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 63 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

The Fuck Trudeau crowd is in shambles

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 weeks ago

Didn't you know that everyone who's bad is now Trudeau? Carney? Nah that's Trudeau in a mask! Freeland? Trudeau in a mask AND a dress.

[–] Devanismyname@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, they're opinions were never based on fact. It was always them falling for the propaganda.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I send them my regards.

Now that Trudeau is out of the picture - who are they going to fuck now?

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago

I vote for themselves.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Us! At the voting station, when they vote for Ford

[–] epicstove@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Themselves maybe?

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

....from whence they originated.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's crazy, once he stopped playing politics he became a pretty decent politician!

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

No longer has to worry about re-election, so he can now make the proper call on issues

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but polls show he also became more popular once he stopped making blatantly political moves (Carbon Tax exception for Heating Oil, etc) and started making "the proper call on issues". It might just be a rally-around-the-flag effect with US tariffs & 51st state stuff, but I think it's quite the coincidence!

[–] shplane@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

It’s not the polls he’d worry about, it’s the billionaires funding his opponents. Now that he’s retiring, he doesn’t have to deal with campaign fundraising

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

He's really good in these situations. He also knocked it out of the park during Covid.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes now that he plans to quit he finally wants to make his father proud. He wasnt so bad at the start, but then he just regressed into nothing then into eh then into just shut up.

Its such a shame he got overwhelmed with high expectations so quickly and just turned into yeah hes th PM, yeah hes okay but whatever. He couldve been and done much more.

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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 60 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ukrainian troops firing at Russians with weapons purchased with money from seized Russian assets.

That's poetry right there.

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[–] randomname@scribe.disroot.org 49 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

As an addition: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the UK also announced new sanctions against Russia at the start of this week.

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How much more can we realistically sanction?

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Until Ukraine takes over Russia and makes it a democracy.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think the poster you replied for meant what is there practically left to sanction?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 8 points 3 weeks ago

At this point, enforcement should be use more since sanctions are getting violated, we know this but western regimes don't want to "pester" "job creators"

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[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 weeks ago

A lot of mouth breathing Canadians are going to be mad at Trudeau again!

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 weeks ago

Bravo! This is why Canada is loved by other nations.

It's also a HUGE "fuck you" to Trump and Putin.

Slava Ukraini!

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Ty Canada.

Trumpty Dumpty is trying to serve them up on a silver platter.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How many frozen asset funds are remaining?

[–] Taalen@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

A lot, nobody has wanted to touch them out of fear that it would erode trust in financial institutions of the countries in question. EU has used its interest as collateral for loans to support Ukraine.

I hope every penny gets used to throw the murderers out of Ukraine.

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