Trudeau Pledges $650M in Military Aid to Ukraine as Zelenskyy Addresses Parliament

The new pledge brings Canada’s total committed support to Ukraine to more than $9.5 billion since 2022.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the president’s speech in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Canada’s Parliament on Sept. 22, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged an additional $650 million in military aid for Ukraine’s defence against Russia.

“President Zelenskyy, you and the Ukrainian people are holding the rules-based order in the balance,” Mr. Trudeau told the Ukrainian president in the House of Commons.