June 18, 2025. OTTAWA, ON. A delegation of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) led by Alexandra Chyczij, UCC National President, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Calgary yesterday on the margins of the G7 Leaders Summit.
“We are honoured to welcome President Zelenskyy in Canada. We stressed to President Zelenskyy that we will keep doing all in our power to ensure that our Government strongly supports Ukraine and increases pressure on Russia,” stated Chyczij. “We applaud today’s announcement by Prime Minister Carney of additional military and economic assistance to Ukraine and increased sanctions on Russia. With the support of Canada and allies, Ukraine can defeat Russia and return a just peace to Europe.”
Chyczij expressed the Ukrainian Canadian community’s profound outrage at the vicious Russian terror-bombing attack on Kyiv, in which Russia murdered over 15 civilians and injured over 100, and offered our community’s deepest condolences to the Ukrainian people. May the Memory of the Victims Be Eternal. Вічная Пам’ять.
Earlier yesterday, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, announced a new military and economic aid package to Ukraine, and increased sanctions on Russia.
Prime Minister Carney’s announcement included:
- $2 billion in additional military support to Ukraine;
- The disbursement of a $2.3 billion loan backed by the interest off frozen Russian assets;
- New sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet and energy revenue
The UCC delegation also attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Premier of Manitoba, the Honourable Wab Kinew and Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military (State) Administration.
More information is available here: Manitoba Government and Ukraine’s Kherson Region Sign Memorandum of Understanding
“We congratulate Premier Kinew on his leadership in being the first province or territory to build this kind of partnership. This will be the beginning of a long and lasting economic, social, cultural and people to people partnership. We call upon all Premiers to follow the example set by Premier Kinew” stated Chyczij.
Alexandra Chyczij was also awarded with the Order of Merit from the President of Ukraine in recognition of her longstanding volunteer leadership, which she accepted on behalf of all UCC community leadership.
