Canada, Ukraine sign “100-year” partnership declaration

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down Canadian

Prime Minister Mark Carney as Canada announces new support for Ukraine

by way of an air-defence package and cooperation on drone production.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announces a 254-million-dollar

package of air-defense interceptors and more than 312 million in loan guarantees to

help Ukraine buy natural gas ahead of winter.

This during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Zelenskyy in the province of Alberta's Calgary.

The two signed a "Hundred Year Partnership" declaration

covering defense, trade, reconstruction, energy, critical minerals and technology.

Carney furthers that one-third of drones produced under Canada's expanded

domestic drone industry will go to Ukraine.

Zelenskyy thanks his Canadian counterpart for the defence package,

which he says wil go towards its air defence Patriot system and fighter jets that are

shooting down Russian Shaheds.

This as he further reveals 21 Ukranian pilots are currently training in Canada,

and his advisers remain in daily contact with US counterparts about

preparations for a possible trilateral meeting.

This, as Russia returns to its near-constant air attacks on Kyiv

this week after a brief halt during the visit to Moscow and Kyiv

of US President Donald Trump's negotiators seeking to end the

war which the Kremlin started by invading Ukraine in 2022.

At least two people were killed in Ukraine following a Russian attack in the

eastern town of Pavlohrad, local authorities said Thursday.

In Russia, Ukrainian drones damaged civilian infrastructure

in the central Volga River city of Saratov, regional governor

Roman Busargin said on Telegram, with no casualties reported.

This as UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting told British parliament

on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was

preparing to intenisify attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine.