On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Hromadske reports.
At the meeting, the head of the Canadian government announced that Canada would provide Ukraine with a new military assistance package worth 500 million Canadian dollars (over $367 million).
This was reported in the Office of the President.
Justin Trudeau also added that his country is ready to provide the necessary medical support to the victims of the Russian attack on the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv.
The two leaders also discussed Ukraine’s defense needs and coordinated cooperation within the Fighter Jet Coalition.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Canadian Prime Minister about the need to expand training missions for Ukrainian pilots. The parties discussed additional training for Ukrainian pilots on Canadian flight simulators and holding one of the thematic meetings following the first Peace Summit in Canada.
NATO summit
From July 9 to 11, the NATO Summit will take place in Washington, DC. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined three key topics to be discussed at the Washington summit: deterrence and defense, support for Ukraine, and global partnership.
Ukraine did not hear the invitation to join the Alliance, but NATO countries said that Ukraine is on an “irreversible path” to membership. They emphasized that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO”.
In addition, the Alliance decided to establish a structure to coordinate security assistance and training for Ukraine (NSATU) and supported the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC).
