Canada stands by Ukraine: Trudeau pays surprise visit to Kyiv

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is keen to show where his loyalties lay, in a time where many are not quite sure where the world's leaders stand.

As reported by CBC News, Trudeau made a surprise visit to Kyiv on February 24 in honor of the third anniversary of the Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Trudeau is not the only leader visiting Ukraine on the anniversary of the war. On February 23, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Justin Trudeau and 13 other world leaders would attend on a peace and security summit on February 24 in the Ukrainian capital.

According to CBC, Zelensky said he hoped that the Canadian PM could help him to understand "what is happening with the relationship with the U.S." Pictured: The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak welcomes Justin Trudeau as he arrives at a railway station in Kyiv.

A valid concern considering just last week the President of the United States Donald Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russian and even called Zelensky a "dictator".

Indeed, Donald Trump shocked the world when he began parroting Russian President Vladimir Putin's talking points about the war last week. A massive shift from what was heard from the White House when Biden was in power.

On his social media platforms Trump wrote that Ukraine was responsible for the now 3-year long war with Russia. Trump wrote that Zelensky "should have never started it" and that the Ukrainian leader could have avoided the bloodshed simply by making a deal with Putin.

According to reporter Bill Graveland of The Canadian Press, Canada's Prime Minister pledged to give Ukraine 25 light armoured vehicles to Ukraine, along with $5 billion in funds from seized Russian assets during his visit.

Graveland also wrote that Trudeau said that Russia invaded Ukraine “to erase Ukrainian history and expand their empire.”

Furthermore, according to reports about Trudeau in Kyiv, the PM has also promised Ukraine to give the country a grant which will assist with providing national energy security, a constant problem for Ukraine due to the Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid.

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