While Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal was visiting Canada on Tuesday, April 11, a pro-Russian group carried out a cyberattack against Canadian government sites. The Ukrainian Prime Minister does not leave empty-handed after his 24-hour visit to Canada. New military aid will be allocated to Ukraine and a trade agreement will be concluded between the two countries.
With our correspondent in Quebec, Pascale Guericolas
At the very time when the head of the Ukrainian government was meeting with his Canadian counterpart, as well as several ministers, in Toronto this Tuesday, April 11, it was impossible to have access to the virtual services of the offices of the Prime Minister of Canada or the Senate. It is a pro-Russian group, called No Name, which claimed responsibility for this cyberattack on Telegram messaging. This kind of operation does not discourage Canada from helping its faithful ally, insisted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. For him, defending Ukraine is also of strategic importance for international stability.
” Dictators from all over the world are watching Vladimir Putin, curious to see if he will win this war. Because all over the world, we find states with larger armies than neighboring countries who say to themselves: “Oh, it would be nice to be able to redraw the map of our territory” “, he believes.
Supply of arms to Ukraine
In addition, Canada, where there is a very large Ukrainian diasporapromised to provide him with weapons and ammunition to continue a struggle ” heroic as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it. The country has promised Ukraine military aid of around 40 million euros in ammunition, assault rifles, machine guns. This is in addition to a loan of almost two billion euros, announced a few days ago in the Canadian budget.
Finally, investors and entrepreneurs took advantage of the visit of the Ukrainian Prime Minister to offer their collaboration when the situation allows it. Already, a western Canadian uranium supplier plans to supply nuclear power plants in Ukraine as early as 2035.
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