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.

  • festus@lemmy.caEnglish
    222·
    3 days ago

    Only works if your adversaries also cut military spending. Unfortunately countries like Russia have shown that they’ll happily attack those unable to defend themselves. This also means that increased military spending can cause less war if it deters those who would otherwise attack.

    • indexEnglish
      219·
      3 days ago

      Only works if your adversaries also cut military spending.

      Usa and nato spend 10 times more than what russia does. Open the link and do the math yourself. They have no good excuse to raise the military budget even according to your logic.

      Unfortunately countries like Russia have shown that they’ll happily attack those unable to defend themselves.

      Go check the history of your country, every authoritarian nation will try to do that. Raising military spending does not make people more secure, it only increase rulers and government power. Wars are fought by people not money.

      This also means that increased military spending can cause less war if it deters those who would otherwise attack.

      Spending more on war will get you more war. You can see it happening right now in ukraine and middle east.

      • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        3 days ago

        There is only a war in Ukraine because Pootin illegally invaded it.

        War could stop tomorrow if he pulled forces back to Russias border.

        • 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.