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Ukraine and Canada have established the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children to facilitate the return of illegally deported and forcibly displaced Ukrainian children from Russia and provide support to them upon their return.
Ukraine has documented more than 120,000 war crimes committed by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly to discuss the confiscation of Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine.
Zelenskyy met with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly to discuss further support for Ukraine, the implementation of the Peace Formula, security guarantees, and the coalition to return abducted Ukrainian children.
Canada has imposed numerous sanctions on russia and russians over their invasion of Ukraine. In particular, the Canadians froze bank accounts related to the company of oligarch abramovich.
Canada emphasized the need to continue to support Ukraine and hopes that the bilateral security commitments between Canada and Ukraine will be finalized soon.
During a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly confirms Canada's allocation of $9. 5 billion to support Ukraine, including $2.4 billion in military aid.
Ukraine returned 4 more children from the occupied districts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Ukraine expects that the decision to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine will be made in 2024.
Dmytro Kuleba noted Canada's role in the return of Ukrainian children abducted by russia, emphasizing that "this is a vivid example of leadership in the protection of human rights.
The foreign ministers of Canada and Ukraine discussed the ratification of amendments to the Free Trade Agreement and Canada's role in the return of abducted Ukrainian children, as well as the provision of air defense systems and other weapons.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie visits Kyiv.
Ukraine is actively developing partnerships in the defense industry, having concluded dozens of agreements on joint arms production with more than two dozen countries.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food is developing a register of industrial hemp producers and sampling mechanisms to regulate hemp cultivation under the new law.
Israel calls on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to resign after allegations that some UNRWA staff were involved in a Hamas attack.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Washington to prepare for the July NATO summit, where important decisions will be made to continue supporting Ukraine, strengthening NATO's defense and deterrence.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will visit Moldova and Poland from January 29 to February 1 to discuss further support for Ukraine. She plans to meet with high-ranking officials from both countries to discuss regional security issues and opportunities for further cooperation against threats from Russia and Belarus.
The head of the Canadian delegation, the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada, emphasized Canada's steadfastness and readiness to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine to overcome russian aggression.
Canada and Turkey have reached an agreement to resume Canadian exports of drone components to Turkey in exchange for greater transparency in their use. This happened after Ankara finalized the ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO.
The United Kingdom, Italy and Finland have suspended funding for the UN Refugee Agency in Gaza following allegations that some staff members were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Earlier, the United States, Australia and Canada also froze funding for the Agency.