Canada sending $100M in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, prohibiting Russian ships
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The Canadian government is sending an additional $100 million in humanitarian assistance to help Ukrainians, and as of later this week Russian ships will be prohibited from entering Canadian ports and internal waterways in response to Vladmir Putin's continued unprovoked attacks on Ukraine.
The pair of announcements came as the federal cabinet met on Parliament Hill Tuesday morning.
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a statement that the $100 million will help “respond to immediate needs arising from the Ukraine crisis.”
This includes emergency health services like trauma care; support for displaced populations; as well as shelter, water, food, and sanitation supplies.
It will be going to what Global Affairs Canada is calling “experienced partners” to address the pressing on the ground needs in Ukraine and in neighbouring countries where hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled.
