Carney calls for “maximum pressure” on Russia while Putin threatens the allies

Canada and other allies must maintain “maximum pressure” on Moscow, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to target foreign troops if they are deployed in Ukraine.

Putin “has not yet accepted the need for peace,” said the Prime Minister in response to a question of a journalist at a press conference in Mississauga, Ontario.

“Mr. Putin is the cause of this war, he is the reason for murder,” he said. “He will not dictate the terms of peace.”

Carney said that allied pressure on Russia would include the imposition of new sanctions, ensuring that Ukrainian forces are armed and that Ukraine is supported “when there is a cessation of hostility”. He said that the next series of sanctions was now being prepared by the Allies of Ukraine.

The Associated Press said that Putin said on Friday that all the foreign troops deployed in Ukraine, in particular during the war, would be considered “legitimate targets” by the forces of Moscow.

Putin also rejected the idea of ​​the peacekeeping forces in Ukraine after a last peace agreement, saying that “no one should doubt” that Moscow would respect a treaty.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking on Friday after the French president said that 26 countries had promised security guarantees to post-war period, said Moscow would examine these objectives of destruction troops, in particular if they were deployed during military operations.

Carney spokesperson said on Thursday that Carney told allies earlier during the day that Canada was willing to deploy “direct and scalable military assistance” in a post-dryer Ukraine.

After this meeting, French president Emmanuel Macron said that 26 of Ukraine allies undertook to deploy “comfort force” following a ceasefire or a peace agreement.

Macron said that countries have undertaken to deploy troops in Ukraine or maintain a presence on land, in sea or in the air.

Earlier this year, Canada has promised $ 2 billion in military aid in Ukraine. When Carney made his first visit to kyiv as Prime Minister in August, he said that these funds would buy drones, armored vehicles and other ammunition for Ukraine.

Carney announced funding for the first time in June at the G7 summit in Alberta.

The Prime Minister said that around 40% of the fund will go to urgent supplies, including vehicles, weapons and medical equipment. Another third of funding will support purchases from a list of priority articles by NATO, including American equipment, ammunition and air defense capacities.

Canada is also committed to buying drone, counter-drone and electronic warfare capacities for Ukraine.

During his stay in kyiv for the independence day of Ukraine, Carney also described 31 million dollars in humanitarian aid and other support for the reconstruction of the nation torn by the war in the years to come.