Canada will send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine using funds from seized Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at a peace and security summit in Kyiv.
Trudeau made the pledge as he and a dozen other world leaders are in the Ukrainian capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, where support for Ukraine to end the war on its terms and with its territory intact remained strong.
“This is not a conflict Ukraine wanted, provoked or asked for in any way,” Trudeau said at the summit table.
“This is a war started for one reason and one reason only: Russia’s desire to erase Ukrainian history and expand their empire.”
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“We cannot return to an era where might makes right,” Trudeau said. “We must do everything in our power to enable Ukraine to secure a just and lasting peace, a peace that cannot be achieved without Ukrainians at the table.”
Say you don’t pay your speeding ticket … now authorities temporarily takes your car. You still don’t pay and have tickets for $100,000 ? … sorry, you won’t have your car back.
Comparing this to russ : a terrorist used their car to crash into a crowd + millions in damage … do you give them a bonus ?
All of this seems crazy … and things are getting worse week after week.
This whole thing is crazy yes, but I’m not sure you understand how sanctions work given your example.
Russia is attacking Ukraine yes, but Canada seized Russian assets that aren’t part of the war, such as (made up examples) real estates, boats, businesses, money in bank accounts.
If Russia ends the war, the sanctions go away and they get those back. That’s the entire point of what sanctions are.
For me the follow-up is here :
https://lemmy.world/post/26015432
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