Canada pledged Saturday to provide another $100 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, as top officials escalate their rhetorical response to Russian actions.
Families arrive at the main train station as they flee the eastern city of Kramatorsk, in Ukraine's Donbas region, on April 3. A global pledge rally culminated on Saturday in commitments of $12.4 billion from countries to help with the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"This is a moment where the world needs to come together, to stand up for Ukraine and to stand up for our values and principles," Trudeau said as part of his closing remarks, delivered remotely to a global pledge rally from Ottawa. The humanitarian funding comes on top of new promises unveiled in the federal budget this week, which included $500 million in military aid, as well as an offer of an additional $1 billion in loans to Ukraine.
Almost 4.5 million refugees have left Ukraine since the start of the conflict on Feb. 24, according to the United Nations.The policy moves come as Canadian officials are turning up the temperature on their rhetoric when it comes to Russia, prompted by revelations andof alleged war crimes perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine. Those accusations have this week centred on the town of Bucha, near the capital Kyiv, where witnesses have seen evidence of murdered and tortured civilians.
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