Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Trudeau to make first official visit to Ukraine after NATO summit
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will make his first official visit to Ukraine next month. The prime minister says he will make the trip after attending the NATO summit in Poland in early July and travelling to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to honour the victims of the Holocaust. He made the announcement in Toronto on...
Trudeau to sign long-awaited trade deal with Ukraine during visit next month
Six years of negotiations are expected to culminate in the signing of a long-awaited free trade deal between Canada and Ukraine when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the country next month. On Monday, Trudeau told a Canada-Ukraine business forum in Toronto that he will be in Ukraine on July 11-12 after attending the NATO leaders’ summit...
Justin Trudeau to attend NATO meeting in Poland, visit Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed he will attend a meeting of NATO heads of state and government in Warsaw, Poland, on July 8 and 9 and will also make his first official visit to Ukraine on July 11 and 12. A statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office Monday said Trudeau would travel to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration...
Putin wants improved relations with Canada, but says ‘specific steps’ needed
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants to work with Canada’s new Liberal government to improve relations, but he won’t say how. Putin said Friday relations between Canada and Russia have a chance to be re-established after the new prime minister came to power, as he recalled meeting Justin Trudeau at...
Putin calls on Europe to improve ties despite sanctions
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin called on European leaders Friday to heal ties with his country despite sanctions after meeting with European investors who said they want to expand their businesses there. Speaking at Russia’s top economic conference, Putin said top German and French investors expressed interest to...
EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea for 1 year
BRUSSELS — The European Union has extended for another year some of its sanctions targeting Russia over its annexation of the Crimean peninsula. For two years, the 28-nation EU has imposed ever more punitive measures on Russia to protest what it calls “the illegal annexation of Crimea and deliberate destabilization of Ukraine.” The...
Romania seeks Canadian support for brigade, as Ukraine envoy warns of broad war
OTTAWA — Romania’s visiting prime minister says Justin Trudeau has offered political support for his country’s proposal to host a NATO brigade that would help deter Russian aggression along Europe’s southeastern border. Dacian Ciolos and his Canadian counterpart didn’t discuss specific troop numbers during their meeting...
Ukraine envoy applauds NATO build-up, says Putin will wage broader war
Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says Vladimir Putin is laying a propaganda foundation to wage a broader war against the West — one he says will be far beyond Russia’s aggression against his own country. Envoy Andriy Shevchenko tells The Canadian Press that’s why it is so important that NATO decided this week to bolster its land...
Liberals ‘considering’ NATO request that 1,000 Canadian troops be deployed in Eastern Europe
Eastern European NATO allies have been pressing Canada to deploy up to 1,000 soldiers into the region to bolster the alliance’s presence amid continued concerns about Russian aggression. The Liberal government says it is looking “actively considering options.” However, Eastern European diplomats say Ottawa has been giving “contradictory”...
Trudeau support of Britain in EU helpful, says EU foreign policy chief
OTTAWA — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says Europe welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent statement that Britain should remain in the 28-country bloc. Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, arrived in Ottawa Wednesday night for meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion and his cabinet...
