Sanction Russian officials, provide defensive military equipment to Ukraine, feds told amid escalated tensions

'Everyone's looking for a diplomatic solution out of this thing, and I think if Canada wants to play an active role today, that's where we should be,' says former DND analyst Andrew Rasiulis.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed Canada's 'unwavering support' for 'Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity' in an April 6 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 28, 2021

An influential group that represents the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada is asking the federal government to provide Kyiv with military equipment and further sanction Russian officials who are breaching human rights amid an escalation along the Ukrainian-Russian border. Russia stationed more than 100,...

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