Canada pushing China to include Ukraine in talks with Russia to end war, Joly says
Canada’s foreign minister says she has asked her Chinese counterpart to have his country’s president, Xi Jinping, speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Russian steel, aluminum imports now banned in Canada as part of sanctions regime
Russia’s trade with Canada dropped in the first 10 months after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, with a 78 per cent per cent drop in exports from the same period one year prior.
Bakhmut battle pinning down Russia’s best units, Ukraine says
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday seizing the city would punch a hole in Ukrainian defences and let Moscow advance deeper.
Canada’s Ukraine visa program is set to expire this month. Will Ottawa extend it?
The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program, which expedites visas and temporary residency permits for Ukrainians and their families, is set to expire March 31.
Russian missiles knock out power in cities across Ukraine as Bukhmut battle rages
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in late Wednesday video address that the battle for Bakhmut and the surrounding Donbas region was “our first priority.”
Ukraine continues Bakhmut fight amid Russian territorially claims
The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said on Wednesday his forces had taken full control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘a war on women’s rights,’ EU leader tells Parliament
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to Ukrainian women who are fighting against Russia and decried the sexual violence carried out by Moscow’s forces.
Ukraine sending more troops into Bakhmut in attempt to break Russian siege
Western strategists say the ruined city has limited value, and Russia’s assault may be motivated by a need to give President Vladimir Putin a symbolic victory.
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen to promote sustainability, Ukraine aid during Canada visit
Justin Trudeau will join von der Leyen at CFB Kingston Tuesday morning to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have deployed to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees.
2 Canadian companies on U.S. sanctions list accused of supplying Russia’s war on Ukraine
Two electronics distribution companies, CPUNTO and Electronic Network, were listed for “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests” of the U.S.