Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Ukrainians will continue to fight against the illegal invasion but called for more military aid to stop Russia’s advance
The leader of Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv addressed sister city Toronto’s council on Thursday, calling for more defensive supports from its partners.
“We appreciate and are very thankful for everything Canada is doing right now for Ukraine to take refugees from Ukraine, to send supports for our country, and it’s also very important right now for Ukraine to receive defensive weapons from our partners,” he said. “We need support, defensive weapons, because we need to defend our country.
Toronto Mayor John Tory said the city stands in support of Ukraine and is working with community organizations to provide aid for refugees in the form of language training, employment support and settlement services.
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