Перша Drone Deal із державою Американського континенту буде саме з Канадою. В Альберті разом із Прем’єр-міністром Марком Карні подивилися на дрони, які одними з перших запрацюють у межах цієї угоди. Канада готова замовляти великі обсяги, і 30% виробленого буде передаватися Україні. Звісно, зараз нам потрібно знайти та масштабувати рішення для захисту України від реактивних «шахедів». Ми працюємо над цим і будемо ділитися напрацюваннями та рішеннями з нашими партнерами. Допомагаємо тим, хто допомагає нам. Дякуємо Канаді за справжнє партнерство.

The first Drone Deal with a country in the Americas will be with Canada. In Alberta, together with Prime Minister @MarkJCarney, we looked at the drones that will be among the first to be used under this agreement. Canada is ready to place large orders, and 30% of the production will be transferred to Ukraine. Of course, right now we need to find and scale up solutions to protect Ukraine from jet-powered “shaheds.” We are working on this and will share our developments and solutions with our partners. We help those who help us. Thank you to Canada for a true partnership.

I met with entrepreneur and philanthropist James Temerty. Thank you for your tangible support for Ukrainians. It truly matters that our community here in Canada, as well as Canadians of Ukrainian descent, are actively supporting Ukraine. We spoke about the situation with the airstrikes, which the Russians are escalating every day in an effort to cause as much disruption as possible to everyday life. And also about what can help address the challenges we are facing. It is important that Ukraine remains in the world’s focus, and I thank everyone who helps make that happen.

I am grateful to Prime Minister @MarkJCarney for his invitation to Canada. We have begun our bilateral visit and very substantive talks. We have built excellent relations between our nations and strong, reliable relations between our governments. I am grateful for every package of assistance and for everything Canada has done throughout this war. We truly appreciate it. To achieve peace, we need to be strong. We need a strong and lasting peace for our country. And we are grateful to have such strong friends as Canada with us on this path. Today, we are discussing the winter support package and energy. This is very important. Today, we have a significant decision from Canada – a very important assistance package for air defense. There is a severe global shortage of such systems and the missiles for them, and we are grateful for this support. I am very glad to be here among friends. Thank you for your support – support for Ukraine, Ukrainians, our children, our sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Arrived in Canada. Canada has been and remains one of our closest partners. We value all the support from Canadians and the decisions that help Ukraine stand strong and protect our people. Important meetings and agreements are planned that will shape our cooperation and solidify the already strategic level of our relationship for years to come. I will meet with Prime Minister @MarkJCarney. The main focus will be on supporting Ukraine in protecting our skies and preparing for the winter. We will discuss how to strengthen our resilience, support our people, and ensure that Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself. The First Lady has a meeting planned with philanthropists who support Ukraine. She will also visit Canadian equivalents of Ukraine’s “Schools of Superheroes.” Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine.

Thank you, Prime Minister @MarkJCarney, for your warm wishes and for Canada’s unwavering support. Thirty-five years ago, Canada was the first Western country to recognize Ukraine’s independence. Today, as we defend that independence, Canada once again stands firmly with us. Thank you, Canada for all your support!

I held a Staff meeting. An important achievement of our state and our weapons manufacturers is that Ukraine has reached the capability to produce such a volume of technologically advanced weapons that, in the long term, it can surpass Russia’s capabilities. Today, we focused most of our attention on this. We also spoke directly with the manufacturers about what is needed from the state, from administrative decisions and financing, to maximize all types of Ukrainian capabilities and ensure deep forms of pressure on Russia, on its battlefield capacity, and on its ability to drag out the war. This concerns primarily Ukrainian drones of all types, unmanned ground systems, our missile program, electronic warfare systems, and military equipment. This discussion today, held with the participation of weapons manufacturers, was a continuation – at the highest level of military decision-making – of consultations that have been taking place over the past few weeks at the National Security and Defense Council, in Parliament, and at the Ministry of Defense. First, I instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense to focus on working with partners to secure additional funding for production. I expect concrete results – agreements with partners. Investment in Ukrainian production is an investment in forcing Russia towards peace, and our partners must see this as our shared achievement. Second, the implementation of Ukraine’s long-range sanctions plan and medium-range sanctions has shown that limiting Russia’s ability to wage war depends directly on spreading among Russian social groups the sense that the war is directly affecting everyday life. Ukraine will continue its policy of increasing the cost of occupation for the occupiers and restricting Russia’s ability to finance the war. Third, I am grateful to all our specialists who are developing our missile program, including work on effective Ukrainian ballistic and anti-ballistic systems. Today, we effectively reviewed capabilities and defined steps that will accelerate production, testing, and deployment. We also separately reviewed the volumes and timelines for the delivery of air defenses that are needed on an almost daily basis. In the coming days, the key priority across all diplomatic work, all meetings and negotiations will be air defense for Ukraine. I am grateful to everyone who is helping. I am proud of everyone who produces defense capabilities for Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!