TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced extra navy assist to assist Ukraine in its warfare with Russia whereas internet hosting Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Toronto on Tuesday.

The new navy help contains 21,000 assault rifles, 38 machine weapons, and over 2.4 million rounds of ammunition.

“We are preparing for our counteroffensive. We need more ammunition, we need more weaponry, we need more military equipment,” Shmyhal stated.

Shmyhal thanked Canada for its assist since Russian forces invaded in February 2022, which has included billions of {dollars} in financial and navy assist.

Trudeau additionally stated Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian and Belarusian authorities and organizations in retaliation for the continued invasion.

“Ukraine is fighting for the values and the principles that underpin all of our democracies,” Trudeau stated. “We will continue to do everything necessary to ensure Ukraine prevails.”

PHOTOS: Trudeau gives extra Ukraine assist, dismisses website being down

Canada additionally offered a $1.78 billion mortgage to the federal government of Ukraine to assist important companies, together with pension funds and restoring broken vitality infrastructure. Canada’s whole dedication to Ukraine has surpassed $5.94 billion.

Trudeau was additionally requested in regards to the prime minister’s Web website being down on Tuesday.

There have been a slew of denial-of-service assaults by pro-Russia ‘hacktivists’ on Ukraine, its European allies and U.S. web sites since Russia invaded its neighbor final 12 months — few having important impression. Denial of service assaults include a coordinated flooding of a focused web site with junk knowledge to make it unreachable. The assaults should not hacking, although they often can be utilized to divert consideration from community intrusions.

Trudeau stated it’s not unusual for Russia to focus on international locations as they're exhibiting their steadfast assist for Ukraine and as they're welcoming Ukrainian delegations.

“The timing isn’t surprising,” Trudeau stated. “But in case anyone is wondering, Russia being able to bring down an official government of Canada webpage for a few hours is in no way going to dissuade us from our unshakable support of Ukraine.”

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