
Ukraine counting on Canada’s support to push allies to allow long-range missiles in Russia: ambassador
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Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Ukraine hopes Canada will push its allies to give them long-range missiles that can reach deep into Russia.
Following one of Russia’s deadliest attacks against Ukraine, Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Ukraine hopes Canada will push other nations into giving them long-range missiles that can reach deep into Russia.
“We count on Canada's support to talk with the allies, to explain to them that the cost of this delay, the cost of being afraid of some of those red lines,” Kovaliv said in an interview with CTV Power Play’s Vassy Kapelos.
Her comments come after two Russian ballistic missiles killed more than 50 people and injured more than 200 others in the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Tuesday. A military academy and a nearby hospital were the targets hit.
Since the start of the war in February 2022, some allies have raised concerns about escalation and crossing “red lines” as Ukraine asks for more defence help.
“It can't be normal in the middle of Europe, and this is because of these attacks precisely,” Kovaliv said. “That's why we are calling on our partners to give us this ability to destroy the places where Russia launched its missile attacks.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly pleaded to allies Tuesday to approve Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles inside Russia.
“Granting Ukraine these approvals and providing us with this weaponry would be the biggest step toward a real, just end to this war,” Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X.