Canada will send Ukraine air-defense interceptor missiles worth C$350 million. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Canada was ready to join Europe's FREYJA ballistic missile defense program and would participate with its own technologies.
Following his talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary, Zelenskyy said Ottawa would make additional defense deliveries. Carney also confirmed that the missiles to be sent as part of the air-defense package would reach Ukraine through the JUMPSTART mechanism.
U.S. support and the New York plan
Zelenskyy said that despite recent trade tensions between the United States and Canada, Kyiv continued to rely on U.S. air-defense systems and intelligence support. Saying that Ukraine particularly needed Patriot systems and missiles, Zelenskyy also said that his country received intelligence from its partners in Europe and the United States.
The Ukrainian delegation is scheduled to discuss energy and food security with U.S. officials in New York at the end of the month. Zelenskyy said Ukraine's and the United States' national security advisers were discussing the results and preparations for a possible trilateral meeting. He said he expected to provide more information about possible contacts with U.S. President Donald Trump after the New York meeting.
Energy, defense and financial needs
The Calgary talks addressed winter support for Ukraine, the energy sector, air defense, defense cooperation and economic projects. Zelenskyy said Ukraine's financial needs for this year and 2027, as well as preparations for winter, were also discussed.
Zelenskyy said Canada was ready to help meet the funding needs of Ukraine's budget and armed forces. He also said the two countries were working on a separate agreement on unmanned aerial vehicles and expected to reach a comprehensive agreement soon.
Carney said the C$350 million assistance package was intended to protect Ukraine, its infrastructure and its airspace.
Declaration on a 100-year partnership
Ukraine and Canada signed a declaration on a 100-year partnership. Zelenskyy announced that the agreements reached during the visit had a total value exceeding $2 billion.
Canada is preparing a sanctions package aimed at making it more difficult for Russia to produce ballistic missiles. Carney's office said Zelenskyy's visit to Canada from September 9 to 11 focused on deepening cooperation in defense, the economy and energy.
Zelenskyy also said he expected the first results of talks aimed at ending the conflict with Russia to emerge by the end of September.
