Image Source : AP (FILE) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Warsaw: Taking a leaf out of US President Joe Biden’s ebook, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an embarrassing public gaffe when he mentioned “Russia must win this war” following a go to to Ukraine, the place he’s shoring up assist as Kyiv struggles to battle Russian troops because the battle entered into its third yr.
While addressing a joint news convention with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Trudeau mentioned, “We know that Russia must win this war. Sorry, Ukraine must win this war against Russia.” He then rapidly apologised for the slip of the tongue. However, social media customers had been fast to bash him for the “Freudian slip”.
Watch the video of Trudeau’s gaffe
Several netizens mocked Trudeau by calling him ‘Biden 2.0’. “Canada’s Joe Biden. Except Biden is 81 years old. What’s Trudeau’s excuse,” mentioned one person, whereas one other mentioned, “Justin Trudeau just handed Vladimir Putin a HUGE propaganda win”.
The Canadian PM had just lately visited Ukraine and introduced practically $3 billion in monetary assist for the war-torn nation. Both Canada and Poland have rallied round Ukraine because the nation’s battle with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s navy enters its third yr.
‘Putin cannot win’: Trudeau
Trudeau additionally defended his defence spending, saying there may be extra to do as a way to defeat Putin’s battle towards Ukraine. “We will continue to make sure that the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces — and the people around the world, our allies, who rely on them — will continue to get the equipment and the support they need.”
Canada has lengthy confronted each home and worldwide strain to spend two per cent of its gross home product on defence — a NATO-mandated goal most different allies are anticipated to hit by the top of the yr, in keeping with CTV News. Canada’s defence spending at present hovers round 1.3 per cent of GDP.
On Saturday, Trudeau mentioned “Putin can’t win” in a speech from Hostomel airport, the place Ukrainian troopers beat again a Russian assault on the primary day of the invasion in 2022. “Ukraine will see victory, just like what happened on this ground two years ago.”
Last week, he additionally described Putin as a “weakling” who makes use of police and the navy to crush his opposition and accused him of “executing” opposition chief Alexei Navalny. “What happened to Alexei Navalny demonstrates that for all that Putin pretends to be strong, he’s actually a coward,” he continued.
Russia-Ukraine battle continues
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after weeks of tensions with the Western nations over the enlargement of NATO. After a string of victories within the first yr of the battle, fortunes have turned for the Ukrainian navy, which is dug in, outgunned and outnumbered towards a extra highly effective opponent.
Ukraine suffered setbacks after the much-anticipated summer season counteroffensive failed to provide any breakthroughs. The armed forces switched to a defensive posture within the fall to repel new advances from Moscow. On February 17, Russian forces took management of the embattled metropolis of Avdiivka, the place Kyiv’s troops had been beneath fixed fireplace with Russians approaching from three instructions.
Both Russia and Ukraine have sought to maintain casualty figures beneath wraps. Few particulars about Ukrainian navy deaths have emerged because the full-scale invasion started in 2022. But it is clear that tens of 1000’s of Ukrainian civilians have been killed.
Ukraine is reliant on Western allies and worldwide organisations not only for navy support but in addition for monetary assist and humanitarian assist. Without Western help, Ukraine is not going to have the weapons, ammunition and coaching it must maintain the battle effort, nor will it be capable to preserve its battered economic system afloat or attain Ukrainians trapped within the crossfire of battles.
Kyiv breathed a sigh of reduction in February when the EU authorized extending a 50-billion-euro ($54-billion) support package deal for Ukraine after resistance from Hungary. That cash is supposed to assist the economic system and rebuild the nation, to not battle Russia. However, the US administration beneath President Joe Biden continues to be struggling to supply assist as $60 billion in navy support is languishing in a divided Congress.
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