Ukraine envoy ‘confident’ talks will lead to Canada meeting requests as Russian threat looms

As the Canadian government is believed to be preparing a decision on Ukraine's three requests for assistance, Kyiv's top diplomat in Ottawa says 'intensive communication' has taken place at the highest levels.
With Russia's border buildup threatening President Volodymyr Zelensky's Ukraine, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Defence Minister Anita Anand will have to decide whether Canada will agree to Kyiv's three requests for Canadian assistance.
Defensive weapons, increased sanctions, and an expansion of Canada’s training mission in Ukraine are at the top of Ukraine’s appeals to Ottawa for help in the face of a prospective Russian invasion, but for now Kyiv waits to see whether its requests will be met. However, a Conservative MP says ...

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