The Prime Minister said that, as a middle power, Canada understands how important it is to protect the rules-based international order

Summary

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed any deal letting Russia keep Ukrainian land, saying it would encourage other countries to break international rules.

Speaking to a NATO meeting, he highlighted Canada’s $19.5 billion aid to Ukraine and stressed the need to defend global stability.

Trudeau defended his plan to raise military spending to 2% of GDP by 2032 after criticism of Canada’s low defense funding.

He warned against isolating Ukraine, saying continued support is crucial to stop further global conflicts.

  • indexEnglish
    19·
    3 days ago

    Ukraine attacking russia in their territory with US and NATO weapons isn’t going to make russia stop, it will give russia even more claims to keep up with the war. That’s how weapons give you more war.

    • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      But it ok for Russia to attack any part of Ukraine?

      Typical bully behaviour- attacking someone weaker than themselves and then complaining when the victim fights back.

      • indexEnglish
        17·
        3 days ago

        They are not just complaining about it they are using it as leverage to their propaganda and to send more people into war.

        Bullies a lot of times don’t attack you directly, they threaten you and piss you off until you end up attacking them. The reality of this war and pretty much all others is that there’s a bunch of rulers who benefit from war and seek more of it not less. During the past century USA and Russia have been provoking and fighting each others directly and in proxy wars. Cutting military budget to 0 is how you stop wars.

        • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          “Cutting to zero”.

          Wishful thinking. One side cuts to zero hoping the other side does the same, only to be attacked.

          Or, Russia stops its illegal war of aggression.

          • indexEnglish
            12·
            3 days ago

            only to be attacked.

            You can defend yourself from an attacker even if your government gives 0 public money to the war industry.

              • indexEnglish
                11·
                3 days ago

                I know i shouldn’t answer to idiots but here you go:

                You and your government are two different things. If someone attack you you can defend yourself even if the government doesn’t put a gun in your hands. Some example? The 200$ drones they are using in ukraine to defend themself.

                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare

                • P3rmaB4nned0nRedd1t@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  2 days ago

                  Do you not think a trained professional military could make that guerrilla warfare more costly for the occupiers? Couldn’t an effective military simply prevent the invasion?

                  Check out the CNT-FAI and how well that strategy worked for them in the late 30s.