cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/11304547
Canada is negotiating a contribution to the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to strengthen ties with Europe and reduce his country’s dependence on the United States.
The Financial Times cited Yevropeiska Pravda, quoting people briefed on the discussions that Ottawa and Brussels hope to agree on the size of Canada’s contribution before the EU-Canada summit in Montreal in late October.
Carney has sought to build an alliance of liberal countries committed to a multilateral international order that has been disrupted by the policies of US President Donald Trump, according to the report. Supporting the Ukraine loan would allow Canada to further demonstrate its commitment to its European allies.
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This is not a “conflict”, it is a russian war of aggression.
Ukraine will have elections once elections can be held in all of Ukraine.
There was diplomacy, but Russia has broken ceasefire, diplomatic deals (for example Kiev I, Kiev II) and international treaties a multitude of times. Now, understandably, Ukraine refuses to accept another empty deal. Kyiv wants real security guarantees, knowing that past ceasefires have only given Russia time to regroup and prepare for future attacks.
Diplomacy can be done, when it’s a way to peace, diplomacy needs to be ignored when it’s just another tactic of aggression against oneself.