Crimea

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Latvia today, July 9, 2018, to visit Canadian troops and highlight Canada's military commitments to NATO just ahead of the treaty organization summit later this week in Brussels.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders are gearing up for what already promises to be a lively debate on defence spending at the upcoming NATO summit in Brussels next week.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia on Friday about the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, the Iran nuclear agreement and a planned pipeline to bring gas from Russia to Germany.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland planned to use a Friday, December 22, 2017, meeting in Ukraine to get more information on reports that a man arrested there on suspicion of spying for Russia sat in on a meeting in the Prime Minister's Office this fall.

The Trump administration has rejected a request from Exxon Mobil to waive U.S. sanctions against Russia to allow the company to resume oil drilling around the Black Sea.

The Liberal government is extending Canada's military mission in Ukraine for another two years as it attempts to send a signal of continued solidarity with the eastern European country.

Canada will co−ordinate with its allies in supporting Ukraine, said Trudeau, who said that the mission is giving "significant support" to the Ukrainian military as it seeks to reclaim lost territory.