Free trade, military aid, sanctions: Ukrainian PM sums up visit to Canada

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Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal believes that his visit to Canada on April 11 and the meetings held there were effective and productive.

The Head of the Ukrainian government wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Productive meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, the Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers of Canada, representatives of the business community and pension funds of Canada. We continue to work. We are attracting as much support as possible for our victory, reconstruction and post-war development of Ukraine,"  Shmyhal said.

Among the results of the government team's work in Canada, the Ukrainian Prime Minister mentioned the agreement to update the Free Trade Agreement. The deal opens up new opportunities for business and for setting up production facilities in Ukraine.

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In addition, Canada announced a new military aid package: 21,000 assault rifles, 38 machine guns, and more than 2.4 million rounds of ammunition.

"New sanctions. Canada has introduced another package of restrictions against Russian legal entities and individuals. In particular, on the list of sanctions is the Volga-Dnepr company, which had its An-124 aircraft blocked in Canada. The next step is to confiscate "Ruslan", other assets and transfer them to Ukraine," the Prime Minister highlighted.

As Ukrinform reported, Denys Shmyhal was on a working visit to Canada this week. There he met with Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada Chrystia Freeland.

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The Head of the Ukrainian government will visit Washington, D.C. to participate in the annual Spring Meetings forum organized by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. In Washington, D.C., Denys Shmyhal will meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, as well as with the leadership of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and European Investment Bank.