Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday — his second to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began. Trudeau paid respects to Ukrainian troops killed in the war, laid a wreath at a memorial site and spoke with Ukrainian soldiers, Canadian and Ukrainian media reported. Canada has contributed about $6 billion (8 billion Canadian dollars) to Ukraine to support the war effort and displaced civilians.
Ukraine made marginal gains on the front lines, advancing nearly a mile near Bakhmut and forcing several dozen Russian troops in the eastern village of Arapivka to flee their positions, according to Ukrainian officials, as Kyiv’s counteroffensive continues. Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the counteroffensive for the first time on Friday, and said his forces had prevented Ukraine from achieving its goals “in all combat sectors,” according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry also said it had repelled multiple enemy attacks across the front, without addressing the Ukrainian reports of gains.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
Ukraine’s counteroffensive
Thousands of troops were killed, and huge numbers suffered permanent injuries, fighting for the city despite analysts warning it held no strategic value.
But five soldiers wounded in the battle told The Post they believed the sacrifice was necessary.
