Foreign Minister Anita Anand On Monday, the Federal Government, the “unchanged stone does not leave the way” to defend Canada’s north, since changes in the global order have had direct effects on Canadian Arctic sovereignty in recent years.
Anand was in Helsinki to meet her colleagues from Nordic countries to discuss Arctic securityWhat she said has become a more critical topic since Russia’s full invasion of Russia Ukraine In February 2022. NATO Countries usually focused on supporting the security along the eastern flank in Europe.
“Nato’s view must also move to the west and north because of the changing geopolitical landscape, especially after February 24, 2022,” she said in a recall from Finland with reporters.
“We see increased activities, for example in the northwest passage, we always see the Russian infrastructure north on the other side of the Arctic circle. So our priority in terms of the Canadian Arctic foreign policy is not to leave nothing intact to protect and defend Canada’s sovereignty, especially in the Arctic.”
Anand’s meetings on Monday came on the same day, on the European leader of NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were discussed in the White House with US President Donald Trump Opportunities to end the war in Ukraine. The conflict is more than a decade old, and Russia annexes the Crimea in 2014 before starting a broader war in 2022.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney practically took part in talks with Zelenskyy and European leaders in front of Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Carney was not involved in the discussions on Monday in the White House and Anand did not say whether he was invited when he was asked on Monday.
Anand said Canada’s position in this matter has not changed.
“Decisions about the future of Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian alone,” said Anand. “This is Canada’s position and there is no ambiguity on this front.”
Anand said that tightening security and economic relationships with the Nordic region means a combination of economic and security partnerships.
The talks in Washington were still on Monday afternoon. Trump spoke about the exchange of land between Russia and Ukrainian territory, but many guides in the world say that this undermines the integrity of borders and stimulates Putin to further destabilize Europe.
Zelenskyy said Kyiv needs security guarantees that contain sensible obligations of military violence through more powerful countries if Russia makes more ideas to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire or a peace agreement.
Some have asked Ukraine to join the NATO military alliance, which Putin repeatedly referred to as the threat to Russia’s security. When asked whether the Ukraine should join the Allianz, Anand said that the Ukrainian government lies what groups they want to join.
Anand will meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Tuesday after returning from the White House to Helsinki.
The topics of the discussion with Anand’s colleagues include Canada how Canada can convince other countries that international law is of fundamental importance, not only for peace in Ukraine, but around the world.
Her role must be “ensured that my colleagues around the world are aware of Canada’s position and build the necessary bridges to ensure that other countries also see international law, the international order (and) regarding international order as fundamental institutions that have to be protected and respected,” she said.
The ministers will also talk about the interface of critical minerals and security, she said.
As a rule, Anand said: “Projects would be separated that focused on the economy and projects that focused on defense and security.”
Now she said: “Thinking in this silos is no longer appropriate because Canada’s economic security is bound into our sovereignty overall and actually protects and defends our country.”
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