Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed the agreements after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary. The two leaders met privately before continuing discussions with wider delegations.
“Overall, today’s arrangements are substantial,” Zelenskyy said. “They amount to more than $2 billion – including a government package of more than $1 billion for our defense, primarily to protect our skies: missiles for Patriots, munitions for F-16s, and coproduction between our countries – very important coproduction of drones.”
Canada will continue searching internationally for additional Patriot interceptors for Ukraine. The military package will also include munitions for Ukraine’s F-16 fleet and further defence deliveries.
The leaders held detailed talks on cooperation under a proposed bilateral Drone Deal. Canada and Ukraine signed the first document required to move the initiative forward.
Commercial arrangements between companies from both countries account for another part of the package. Those agreements are focused mainly on energy and other joint initiatives.
Canada has also offered to contribute technology to FREYJA, the European anti-ballistic missile programme involving Ukraine and partner countries. The initiative formed a separate part of the leaders’ defence discussions.
“Mark assured me that Canada is ready to contribute its technologies to our European anti-ballistic missile program FREYJA,” Zelenskyy said. “This is a necessary and timely step.”
Canada is preparing several new sanctions packages targeting Russia, including measures intended to impede its production of ballistic missiles. Zelenskyy urged Ottawa to accelerate the anti-ballistic package so it could enter into force in October.
“Canada is preparing such an anti-ballistic sanctions package for this fall – I want to thank you for that,” Zelenskyy said. “And we very much hope that the package will be accelerated so that it can take effect as early as October.”
The talks also covered further Canadian support for Ukraine’s energy system before winter and humanitarian assistance for veterans. Zelenskyy separately raised Ukraine’s need for additional financing and options for closing a $27 billion funding gap.
Zelenskyy briefed Carney on peace negotiations, contacts with the United States and Russia’s latest attacks. He said jet-powered Shahed drones had targeted passenger trains, shopping centres, energy facilities and ports.
The two leaders agreed that attacks on grain and energy infrastructure must stop. Zelenskyy also rejected the Kremlin’s portrayal of the battlefield situation.
“Mark and I discussed the situation on the front, which is currently quite strong for us, for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said. “We are destroying Russian forces – Russia is losing around 30,000 troops killed and severely wounded every month.”
Carney reaffirmed Canada’s support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and its aspirations to join NATO and the European Union. He said Ukrainians alone must determine the country’s future.
“We have supported the energy system and will continue to provide that support,” Carney said. “Canada’s support will continue – there is no question about that.”
