After watching Carney's presser I am afraid it is more of the same old. He is still mired in the NATO box. Throwing his weight behind the European cliques, trying to poke and provoke the Russian bear, can only have two outcomes. Failure. Or a nuclear holocaust. Not to mention the horrendous price to be paid by our Ukrainian proxy.
If Trump makes good his threat to pull out of Europe, a NATO without the US will be a hollow fantasy.
When Will We Learn?
Fighting windmills via proxies, Netanyahu or Zelensky, is a losing strategy.
Canada announces $4.3-billion in new support for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
Steven ChaseSenior parliamentary reporter
Kananaskis, alta.
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Prime Minister
Mark Carney announced $4.3-billion in new Canadian support for
Ukraine and new sanctions targeting the “shadow fleet” of vessels that Russia is using to skirt international trade restrictions.
The measures include $2-billion in military support for Kyiv, including funds for drones, ammunition and armoured vehicles, as well as a $2.3-billion loan to help Ukraine rebuild public infrastructure shattered by years of Russian bombing.
This is Canada’s first substantive support for Ukraine since Mr. Carney became prime minister in March. The Prime Minister’s Office said the money was tucked into Ottawa’s big defence spending hike unveiled earlier this month but not announced until Tuesday.
The “shadow fleet” sanctions follow similar measures unveiled by Britain and the European Union in recent years. These vessels are used sell Russian oil to raise money for Moscow, now into the fourth year of its war on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky came to the summit looking for more help and tougher sanctions on Moscow. Hopes for a united show of support were dashed by
Donald Trump who quit the meeting Monday after making another pitch to bring Russia back into the G7 fold.
Mr. Zelensky made his pitch Tuesday morning to other G7 leaders even as Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv recovers from the
deadliest attack by Russia in months.
An overnight Russian missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine killed 15 people and injured 156, local officials said Tuesday, with the main barrage demolishing a nine-story Kyiv apartment building in the deadliest attack on the capital this year.

Prime Minister Mark Carney with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, in Alberta, on June 17.Suzanne Plunkett/The Associated Press
Mr. Carney expressed sympathy for victims of the latest Russian attack.
“This underscores the importance of staying in total solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,” he said.
He said G7 leaders discussed Ukraine Monday night. “We underscored the importance of using maximum pressure against Russia, who has refused to come to the table.”
Mr. Zelensky thanked Mr. Carney for applying the new sanctions and offering additional military support. He called the Russian attack overnight “a big tragedy for” Ukraine.
“Really it was a big attack on civilian infrastructure. On people. Just people, houses.”
Mr. Trump earlier this month suggested peace is not his priority in Ukraine right now and that the two sides may just need to “keep fighting” before a ceasefire is possible.
On Monday, he renewed his pitch to expand the G7.
“I think you wouldn’t have a war right now if you had Russia in,” Mr. Trump said of the Group of Seven. “You spend so much time talking about Russia, and he’s no longer at the table,