Zelenskyy discussed with Trudeau the strengthening of Ukraine's air defense, and Canada will provide additional NASAMS systems and
support against Russian attacks.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with Prime Minister of Canada
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on strengthening our defense. In particular, they discussed
strengthening the Ukrainian air shield. This was reported by the President's telegram channel, UNN reported.
We started the year by working on strengthening our defense, in particular
strengthening Ukraine's air shield. I had my first international conversation with
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. First of all, we discussed security issues.
security issues. ... We discussed work on security guarantees and agreed that our
teams will soon intensify bilateral dialog for the relevant
agreement in the near future.
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The President thanked Canada for providing additional "Nasams" - systems and missiles for them.
He noted that these air defense systems significantly
in strengthening the protection of Ukrainian skies.
Zelenskyy
informed Justin Trudeau about Russian missile and "shahed" attacks. Noting
that only on New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve Ukrainian air defense forces
Air defense forces destroyed more than 80 attack drones, but unfortunately, in Sumy, Odesa,
Lviv, Poltava, Kyiv, Donetsk, and Kherson regions, there were also
there were also hits in the Sumy, Odesa, Lviv, Poltava, Kyiv, Donetsk and Kherson regions that resulted in damage to civilian objects.
During this conversation, the politicians also touched upon the preparation of the fourth
meeting of advisors working to implement the Peace Formula. The meeting is scheduled to take place
in mid-January in Davos.
I am grateful to both Justin personally and Canada for their respective support at the global level of our efforts.
level of our efforts. I am also grateful for the assurances that next year's
Canada's assistance to Ukraine will continue next year, both in terms of what is needed for our strength on the battlefield
and in the financial sphere.