Lavrow continued that the group of warranty powers could also include Germany and Turkey as well as other countries. He said that the Russian head of state Vladimir Putin led the failed negotiations in Istanbul in 2022 during his consultations with US President Donald Trump on security guarantees. According to a draft for an agreement, Russia and the Ukraine had discussed a permanent neutrality of Ukraine in return for security guarantees of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and other countries.
Ukraine receives further support from Canada in its defense against the Russian army. During his visit to Kiev on the Independence Day of Ukraine, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to the country a billion dollar weapon package.
With a view to the package, which was announced for the first time at the G-7 summit in Canada, Canada’s government spoke of a scope of two billion Canadian dollars ($ 1.23 billion). Ukrainian media, on the other hand, estimated the value at one billion Canadian dollars ($ 617 million). The package already announced for September includes armored vehicles, medical equipment, ammunition and drones, as the Canadian government now announced.
At the same time, Carney indicated the presence of Canadian troops to secure a possible peace agreement at a joint press conference with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj. A number of supporters of Ukraine have already promised their willingness to station troops to prevent new attacks by Russian military.
The Russian government reports a new prisoner exchange with Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow announced that 146 prisoners were handed over from each side. The released Russians are therefore in Belarus, they are looked after psychologically and medically. Among the Russians are eight residents of the border region of Kursk. The united Arab Emirates were taught the prisoner exchange.
