Canada is under renewed pressure to spend 2 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence — a NATO-mandated target
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shake hands during a joint press conference in Warsaw on February 26, 2024.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada’s defence spending levels as he wraps up a three-day visit to Ukraine and Poland.
Tusk says he’s convinced every NATO nation will “sooner or later” reach the spending levels necessary to mount a proper defence.Trudeau, who spent Saturday in Kyiv reaffirming Canada’s support for Ukraine, met earlier with Tusk and President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. Duda, meanwhile, stands on the other side of the political divide — a conservative leader who now finds himself contending with a very different government.
Its troops recently withdrew from the strategic eastern city of Avdiivka, handing Moscow one of its biggest victories. And Russia still controls roughly a quarter of the country after Ukraine failed to make any major breakthroughs with its summertime counteroffensive. As for what the change of government in Poland means for Canada, Godin said Canada wants to support Tusk’s momentum.
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