Published February 12,2025
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated Wednesday that Ukrainians will determine how the struggle with Russia will finish.
It was a transparent message that contradicted US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth who stated earlier that Ukraine shouldn’t anticipate to retain the borders it loved earlier than the invasion of Russia in 2014.
“One of the things Canada has been very clear about is that it is only Ukrainians who get to decide what is acceptable to them as the outcome of any peace negotiations,” Trudeau stated at a news convention in Brussels the place he’s attending a Canada-EU leaders’ assembly.
“For us, it is very simple,” stated the prime minister. “Ukrainians are busy defending their sovereignty, their democracy. They are busy standing up for the rule of law as it applies in all of our democracies.”
After dismissing Hegseth’s remarks, Trudeau tackled the thorny query of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports. He warned that the Canadian economic system will endure, however so will its neighbor to the south with greater costs and unemployment.
The newest phrase from the White House is {that a} 25% tariff to be positioned on metal and aluminum March 12 shall be on prime of a 25% tariff already introduced to take impact March 4.
“We do not want to be involved in a trade dispute,” stated Trudeau. But whereas he didn’t point out particular tariff figures, he did say that “Canada will respond as appropriate.”
As for Trump’s want to annex Canada and make it the 51st US state, Trudeau stated he was happy with how Canadians have responded, selecting to cancel holidays to the heat and sunshine of the southern US to remain in Canada and help the nation’s economic system.
Source: www.anews.com.tr