The Prime Minister said that, as a middle power, Canada understands how important it is to protect the rules-based international order

Summary

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed any deal letting Russia keep Ukrainian land, saying it would encourage other countries to break international rules.

Speaking to a NATO meeting, he highlighted Canada’s $19.5 billion aid to Ukraine and stressed the need to defend global stability.

Trudeau defended his plan to raise military spending to 2% of GDP by 2032 after criticism of Canada’s low defense funding.

He warned against isolating Ukraine, saying continued support is crucial to stop further global conflicts.

  • dgmib@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    16 days ago

    If Russia is permitted to annex any part of Ukraine it sends the message that they can attack any country and eventually take over parts of it.

    If the world doesn’t stop Russia from taking Ukraine, Russia isn’t going to stop once they’ve taken Ukraine.

    • MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
      48·
      14 days ago

      Exactly! I don’t know why appeasement is even discussed with any seriousness. We’ve all seen this before.

      Previously on: “World History”

      England: “Fine, fine, you can have, like, Poland a slice of Czechoslovakia, but then chill out!”

      Narrator: “He did not ‘chill out’.”

      (Edited for accuracy. Thanks!)

      • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        16 days ago

        It’s also essentially why NATO exists. I understand the “not involved in conflict” clause for applying but this seems like a special occasion where the conflict is coming from the whole reason the damn organization was created in the first place

    • Zement@feddit.nlEnglish
      1·
      14 days ago

      I don’t get why Russia isn’t picked apart by its neighbors. They behave like a bully, just gang up on him already.