On February 24, it was reported that Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, while responding to media questions in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on February 24, did not rule out the possibility of sending Canadian troops into Ukraine. He also announced that Canada would use the income from frozen Russian sovereign assets to provide C$5 billion in aid to Ukraine.
On the third anniversary of the full - scale escalation of the Ukraine crisis, Trudeau and some European leaders attended an international conference in support of Ukraine in Kyiv and held a press conference. When asked about the possibility of Canada sending ground troops to Ukraine as part of a possible cease - fire agreement, Trudeau responded that Canada would cooperate with its neighbors on this matter, and "everything is on the table".
Trudeau stated that the top priority is to ensure a cease - fire and create conditions for lasting peace. When the way to maintain lasting peace is determined, Canada will be involved. But it has not reached that stage yet.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, Trudeau also announced in Kyiv that Canada would pay C$2.5 billion, half of the promised C$5 billion, to Ukraine through the Group of Seven (G7) "Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA)" loan mechanism within a few days. The remaining amount will be "paid soon".
In June 2024, G7 countries reached a consensus at the summit in Italy to launch the "Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration" loans to provide about US$50 billion (about C$69 billion) in financial support to Ukraine. Each country's financing share will be repaid by the "unconventional" income generated from its frozen Russian sovereign assets. Canada promised to contribute C$5 billion.
In addition, Trudeau announced several other support measures for Ukraine, including an additional C$118.5 million in aid for community construction and development, humanitarian support, reducing the threat of weapons, and supporting the physical and mental recovery of prisoners of war; a C$50 million donation in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Energy Community of Europe to help Ukraine repair energy equipment and critical infrastructure; additional sanctions on 76 individuals and entities, and sanctions on 109 vessels.
Since early 2022, Canada has累计承诺 to provide support worth C$19.7 billion to Ukraine, including more than C$12.4 billion in direct financial aid and about C$4.5 billion in military aid. Moreover, Canada has admitted more than 220,000 Ukrainians.
