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    • Ukrainian foreign minister will be 'more than happy' if war is won this year

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    As the second anniversary of Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine approaches, the latter鈥檚 foreign minister says he鈥檒l be 鈥渕ore than happy鈥 if they can win the war this year.

    In an exclusive interview airing Sunday, when asked whether he believes victory is possible this year, Dmytro Kuleba told CTV鈥檚 Question Period host Vassy Kapelos he won鈥檛 make any predictions.

    鈥淚'm not setting any deadlines, because I think they can be misleading, but 2024 will be a year of importance,鈥 Kuleba said.

    鈥淚f we can win by the end of the year, I will be more than happy,鈥 he added. 鈥淚f it turns out that we have to continue in 2025, we will until we win. It's very simple.鈥

    The interview came just ahead of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly鈥檚 trip to Ukraine this week, during which she met with Kuleba, and announced an initiative to 鈥渞eturn Ukrainian children and advance negotiations on long-term security commitments.鈥

    Kuleba in his interview also discussed Ukraine鈥檚 need for more support, on the heels of a deal among European Union member countries to provide Ukraine with a new 50-billion-euro (C$81 billion) aid package.

    U.S. Congress, however, remains at a standstill over whether to approve more aid money as well. Kuleba said he hopes American lawmakers will follow the EU鈥檚 lead and increase their support for Ukraine.

    Kuleba said if the U.S. does not approve its new aid package, Ukraine will keep fighting, because it has to, but that there will be more casualties.

    鈥淭he price of fighting will be much higher for us, because it will be far more difficult for us to continue defending our land, and human costs will increase for us dramatically,鈥 he said.

    No updated timeline on NASAMS delivery

    Kuleba also reiterated earlier statements he鈥檇 made that he anticipates a 鈥渂attle for the sky鈥 as the importance of air warfare will increase this year.

    Early last year, Canada announced it would donate a $406-million surface-to-air missile defence system (NASAMS) to Ukraine. But as The Canadian Press reported last month, the equipment still hasn鈥檛 been delivered, and it鈥檚 unclear when it will be.

    One of the two companies involved in building the NASAPS said it does not have a contract for the donation, The Canadian Press also reported.

    Kuleba said Ukraine 鈥渨elcomed the announcement from Canada鈥 last year, but has not been given an updated timeline for the NASAMS delivery, which he said he hopes to be as soon as possible, 鈥渂ecause Russia continues to terrorize Ukraine from the air.鈥

    鈥淚 just call on everyone involved in it to act with without a single delay,鈥 he said.

    When asked about the impact of those delays, Kuleba said it is 鈥渕ore undefended to Ukrainian cities, (and) more Russian missiles and drones falling on (them).鈥

    鈥淎s soon as an opportunity was provided, Canada transferred funds to the United States for the purchase of the NASAMs in March of 2023,鈥 wrote Defence Minister Bill Blair spokesperson Diana Ebadi in an emailed statement to 麻豆影视. 鈥淎t every step of the way, Canada has done everything possible to expedite the delivery of this system.鈥

    鈥淣ASAMs are critically important to Ukraine鈥檚 ongoing fight against Russian aggression and Minister Blair believes that this system needs to be delivered as quickly as possible,鈥 she added.

    Ebadi said that Blair is in 鈥渞egular contact鈥 with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen on the issue, and has 鈥渞eceived assurances鈥 that U.S. officials are working on delivering on its end as soon as possible.

    To date, Canada has sent 300 air-defence missiles to Ukraine, while it鈥檚 also committed more than $9.5 billion in aid, and $2.4 billion in military aid 鈥 including Leopard 2 battle tanks, small arms, M777 howitzers and drone cameras 鈥 Ebadi wrote.

    With files from CTV鈥檚 Question Period Senior Producer Stephanie Ha   

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