Zelenskyy makes appearance at G7 as Trudeau reaffirms support to Ukraine – National | 24CA News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau despatched a forceful rebuke of Russia on the conclusion of the G7 Leaders’ Summit, which was taken over by the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who hoped to shore up extra assist for his nation.
The assist of allies has been essential to Ukraine’s survival amid a Russian invasion, and nations pushing for a ceasefire should acknowledge Russia is squarely in charge, Trudeau stated Sunday in Hiroshima, Japan.
“Had we not been there with significant military support, Ukraine would not be standing today,” Trudeau informed reporters at a news convention after attending the G7 Leaders’ Summit.
“We will not hesitate to continue to ensure that Russia does not succeed,” he stated.
Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima on Saturday after G7 nations introduced new sanctions on Russia and invited associate nations from the Global South to the summit, in hopes of constructing broader alliances within the face of geopolitical threats from Russia and Ukraine.
During the three-day summit, the United States confirmed it can permit western allies to ship American-made fighter jets to assist Ukraine’s struggle effort.
Asked how Canada may assist that effort, Trudeau stated the Canadian army’s ongoing effort might embrace coaching pilots. “We’re certainly not opposed to help in all sorts of different ways.”
Trudeau, who met with the Ukrainian president Sunday morning, stated Zelenskyy’s bodily presence in Hiroshima made a distinction.
The G7 summit hosted leaders of rising economies akin to India, Brazil and Indonesia, in addition to representatives from less-developed nations. Some nations in that class are extra economically depending on Russia and have been extra hesitant to criticize its actions.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who met with Trudeau Sunday, has referred to as for a ceasefire and proposed a membership of countries together with Brazil to mediate peace.
At the identical time, he has refused to supply weapons to Ukraine, made feedback ascribing some blame to Ukraine for Russia’s invasion and stated the U.S. and Europe are stimulating the preventing.
Trudeau didn’t touch upon particular leaders’ approaches to the battle, nor did he weigh in on his discussions with Lula. But he decried strategies {that a} negotiated ceasefire is the answer when Russia might merely finish the struggle by halting its incursion.
“It is not a ceasefire that is needed. It is peace. And that peace can only be achieved if Russia decides to stop its ongoing invasion of a sovereign neighbour,” the prime minister stated.
Against a backdrop of a metropolis that had been devastated by an atomic bomb in the course of the Second World War, the G7 leaders dedicated to chart a brand new course on nuclear nonproliferation.
“Most of us don’t remember a time where the world was under threat by nuclear war,” Trudeau stated, when requested whether or not the setting and leaders’ go to to a Hiroshima memorial had colored their talks.
“The Cold War ended a long time ago and the danger of nuclear war is unfortunately being forgotten by many.”
Trudeau stated Russia’s reckless nuclear rhetoric, together with threats from North Korea and uncertainty round Iran, have introduced residence the necessity to bear in mind the hazards of nuclear proliferation.
“We need to take very, very seriously the threats to global peace and security that are around us right now.”
With controversy round allegations of Chinese meddling in Canada’s two most up-to-date federal elections dominating the political dialog at residence, the G7 leaders additionally agreed so as to add language on international interference to their joint communique.
“Foreign interference is a fact of life in all our democracies. It is nothing new,” he stated, although he didn’t share any specifics of the leaders’ discussions.
“There was clear understanding and support that this is something we have to grapple with.”
Trudeau added that the democracies should strike a steadiness in relation to broader relations with the world’s second-largest economic system.
“We cannot simply choose to ignore China’s existence,” he stated.
Still, the G7 leaders have agreed to attempt lowering their financial dependence on the enormous.
“Economic security means having different options, having resilience in our supply chains. That’s something that’s ultimately good for the entire world,” stated Trudeau.
Trudeau’s attendance on the G7 summit follows his first official go to to South Korea, the place the 2 nations reached agreements on vital minerals and youth mobility.
As a part of its plan to counterbalance China’s rising affect within the area, Canada is vying to strengthen ties with nations like South Korea and Japan.
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