Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Prime Minister and President condemned the continuing Russian military aggression against Ukraine and the recent atrocities in Bucha and at the train station in Kramatorsk. Both called on Russia to end its criminal targeting of civilians and to withdraw its military forces from Ukraine immediately.
President Zelenskyy thanked Prime Minister Trudeau for his role in convening the “Stand Up For Ukraine” conference earlier today with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The two leaders lauded the widespread international support for Ukraine, which raised over $12 billion for Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced people.
Prime Minister Trudeau and President Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine’s ongoing need for military and financial assistance and ways in which Canada can support.
President Zelenskyy thanked Prime Minister Trudeau for Canada’s steadfast and enduring support for Ukraine, and the two leaders agreed to continue to stay in close touch.
The church behind me is the St. Onuphrius Church. It’s a consecrated Ukrainian Catholic church that was built in Canada more than a hundred years ago, and it’s now located inside the @CanMusHistory – where I was for today’s #StandUpForUkraine event. pic.twitter.com/dgcApS017O
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 9, 2022
Source Office of the Prime Minister
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