Trudeau says Putin responsible for ‘heinous war crimes’ in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (AA) – Canada’s prime minister made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Sunday, where he accused Russia’s president of being behind “heinous war crimes.”
“It is clear that Vladimir Putin is responsible for heinous war crimes. There must be accountability,” Justin Trudeau told a press conference alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Later, after meeting with Zelenskyy, Trudeau pledged more military support to Ukraine, including drone cameras, satellite imagery, small arms, ammunition, and funding for landmine clearing operations and announced new sanctions on 40 Russian individuals and five entities.
Canada is providing $25 million to the World Food Program for food security in Ukraine, he said, while also announcing the reopening of Canada’s Embassy in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy welcomed Trudeau as a “good friend of our country.”
At least 3,309 civilians have been killed and 3,493 others injured in Ukraine since Russia launched a war on the country, according to UN estimates. The true toll is feared to be much higher.
More than 5.8 million people have fled to other countries, with some 7.7 million people internally displaced, according to the UN refugee agency.
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