President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, disclosed, he had a call with Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and “informed him about the rescue operation after the Russian shelling of Poltava”.
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| President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: @ZelenskkyUa |
Russia struck the Ukrainian city of Poltava with “two ballistic missiles which killed 41 people”, the Ukrainian President said.
He went ahead to “outlined he current needs of our defense forces, including additional air defense systems and armored vehicles” to the Canadian PM.
According to President Zelenskyy: “I had a call with @JustinTrudeau, during which I informed him about the rescue operation after the Russian shelling of Poltava. The Prime Minister of Canada expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased and to the entire people of Ukraine.
During our conversation, we discussed the continuation of defense cooperation between Ukraine and Canada. I outlined the current needs of our defense forces, including additional air defense systems and armored vehicles.
We also focused on our joint work within the drone coalition and the implementation of the Bilateral Security Agreement signed on February 24 this year.
I urged the Prime Minister of Canada to intensify advocacy among partners regarding granting Ukraine permission and the necessary means to strike military targets on the territory of the aggressor country.
Finally, we discussed the preparation of a thematic conference on the Peace Formula point “Release of Prisoners and Deportees” to be held in Canada.”
