Alexandra Chyczij, National President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), issued the following statement in response to US President Donald Trump blaming Ukraine for Russia’s genocidal war of aggression:
US President Donald Trump’s recent statement that Ukraine is to blame for Russia’s genocidal invasion is as revolting as it is false. Russia invaded Ukraine for no reason other than to destroy the Ukrainian state and annihilate the Ukrainian people.
Trump’s insults directed at Ukrainian leaders and the undermining of Ukrainian sovereignty will only encourage Russia to further aggression against Ukraine and Ukraine’s neighbours.
Moreover, to demand that Ukraine hold elections while Russian rockets and missiles rain down on Ukrainian homes, hospitals and schools is absurd and contrary to international law and norms, concepts that are foreign to Donald Trump.
Trump has demonstrated that he is a willing instrument of the Kremlin and the war criminals who run Russia today. They are certainly rejoicing today. And well they should.
It should by now be crystal clear to the EU and all other NATO leaders that the United States under President Trump is no longer a reliable ally – neither in the defence of Ukraine’s freedom nor in the guarantees of the Alliance.
It is critical that Canada and other European allies dedicate far more resources to our collective defence and to supplying Ukraine with armaments and ammunition. The $300 billion of frozen Russian assets in European banks must be confiscated immediately and used to arm Ukraine.
That would be a good place to start.
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