Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more support for Ukraine and a new hydrogen deal with Europe alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the first day of her visit to Canada on March 7.
The new support to Ukraine will include the extension of military training for Ukrainian forces under Operation Unifier, Trudeau said in a joint press conference von der Leyen at a Canadian Armed Forces base in Kingston, Ontario.
The latest aid comes in addition to the $5 billion in direct financial, military, humanitarian, and immigration assistance he has pledged to the country since 2022.
Von der Leyen is visiting Canada for two days. Later in the evening on March 7, she will be addressing the House of Commons and attending a reception accompanied by Trudeau, according to the Prime Minister’s itinerary….