Poland wants allies to keep taking Ukraine war seriously, Canada ambassador says
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With support for Ukraine reportedly waning in other Western countries, Canada's ambassador to Poland urges allies to remain engaged in the war against Russia.
Canada’s ambassador to Poland says the country wants allies to “remain engaged” in the Ukrainian war against Russia that has been raging near its border for two years.
Speaking from Warsaw on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Catherine Godin said Poland is very thankful for the support it has received in its efforts to help.
“Poland is asking countries in general to remain engaged,” she told reporters Saturday. “The population in Poland is very much in support of continued engagement, continued support of Ukraine.”
Her comments follow Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unannounced visit to Ukraine to show solidarity with the embattled country, where he pledged more military and financial aid and long-term support.
Godin says Poland and Canada’s close military relationship is “really excellent,” having worked together to deliver aid and train 30 thousand troops. There are about 200 Canadian soldiers still in Poland, she says.
Poland has also expressed appreciation for Canada’s role in guarding NATO’s eastern flank in Latvia, according to Godin.
Between March 2022 and Jan. 27, 2024, Canada welcomed 221,231 Ukrainians to live, work and study until it is safe for them to return to their home country.
A quarter of respondents in a Leger survey conducted last weekend said Canada should increase the military support it sends to Ukraine. In comparison, 20 per cent shared that opinion in a similar survey in October 2023.
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