July 15, 2016

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“It’s also clear on the security side of the Minsk implementation, Russia has not been a positive partner. They have not been moving responsibly or appropriately on things like [the] ceasefire and international observers. …We will stand with our NATO partners, and push on, as you’ve seen, our friends and partners to continue to be steadfast in support of Ukraine. Not just because Ukraine is a good friend to Canada, but because of the values and principles that we stand for as a country.”

– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking in Kyiv on July 11, at the beginning of his official visit to Ukraine.


“Despite repeated calls by the alliance and the international community on Russia to abide by international law, Russia has continued its aggressive actions undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and security, in violation of international law. These developments have serious implications for the stability and security of the entire Euro-Atlantic area. …We call on Russia to reverse its illegal and illegitimate self-declared ‘annexation’ of the Crimean peninsula, which we do not and will not recognize. …Russia continues to foment a persistent state of instability in eastern Ukraine, which has led to the loss of nearly 10,000 lives in the Donbas… We call on Russia to stop its political, military and financial support to the militants and to implement its commitments under the Minsk Package of Measures including the withdrawal of its forces and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine and to allow Ukraine to reinstate full control over its state border. …”

– Joint statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of heads of state and government, released on July 9 in Warsaw.

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