Canada announced a new $900 million support package - Zelenskyy met with Carney and discussed the Drone Deal
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The President of Ukraine met with the Prime Minister of Canada in Ankara. Canada will provide a $900 million support package, including for strengthening air defense.
In Ankara, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney. The head of state thanked Canada for the new support package worth 900 million dollars at such a difficult time, when Ukraine is in great need of strengthening its air defense, reports UNN with reference to the Presidential Office.
"Thank you for supporting the PURL program. Right now, our biggest deficit is probably air defense, and we received a large package from Canada. We are very grateful for this," the President emphasized.
"This is medium-term assistance. By medium-term, I mean the next few months. This assistance will cover the supply of military equipment, ammunition, and other support in addition to this vital air defense assistance," Mark Carney noted.
The Prime Minister emphasized that Canada will continue to strengthen Ukraine's air defense and will contribute to the PURL program. He condemned Russian strikes on Ukraine, which resulted in the deaths of civilians. The leaders discussed steps that could further help strengthen Ukraine's air defense.
Zelenskyy welcomed the creation of the Bank for Defense, Security, and Resilience and thanked for the invitation for Ukraine to become a founding state of this international financial institution. The Bank will work on attracting capital, expanding access to financing, developing defense-industrial potential, scaling and implementing technologies proven in real combat conditions, as well as deepening industrial partnerships between participating states.
Special attention was given to preparing an agreement in the Drone Deal format between Canada and Ukraine.
In addition, the President and the Prime Minister discussed energy cooperation. Currently, Ukraine and Canada are simultaneously working on three projects, the details of which are not yet disclosed. The relevant agreements will be signed in the near future. Attention was also paid to options for cooperation on gas.
Zelenskyy and Carney exchanged details of their discussions with partners. The conversation also covered joint efforts to achieve peace. The leaders coordinated further contacts.