A national poll shows that a majority of Canadians support or are open to providing assistance to Ukraine as Russia threatens invasion.
A survey of 1,000 Canadians done by Abacus Data between Jan. 20-21 and organized by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress found that 83 per cent were in favour or neutral towards Canada helping Ukraine protect its borders.
Seventy-five per cent also said they supported or could accept providing weapons to Ukraine.
I think the poll is a realistic reflection of Canadian expectations, do something knowing we really can’t do much.
Ukraine slams Biden’s ‘excessive caution’ for withdrawing embassy staff
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson blasted Joe Biden on Monday for pulling US embassy personnel and relatives of staff out of Kyiv.
‘We have taken note of [the State Department]’s decision re departure of family members of [US Embassy in Kyiv] staff,’ spokesman Oleg Nikolenko wrote on Twitter in the early hours of Monday morning.
‘While we respect right (sic) of foreign nations to ensure safety & security of foreign nations to ensure safety & security of their diplomatic missions, we believe such a step to be a premature one & an instance of excessive caution.’
