National call to Trudeau government to de-escalate conflict between Russia and NATO over Ukraine
Sources for statement:
Brown, C. (2021) “As Russia masses its troops, Canadian soldiers in Eastern Europe keep watch”:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-ukraine-russia-military-1.6267674
Canada (2017) Military Good report, Global Affairs Canada: https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2018- 11/canada-2017.pdf
Canada, Sanctions against Russia: https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations- relations_internationales/sanctions/russia-russie.aspx?lang=eng
Canada Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA, 2016): https://www.international.gc.ca/trade- commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr- acc/ukraine/index.aspx?lang=eng&_ga=2.127691213.1544815384.1642003421-1776706571.1642003421
CBC (2021) “Canada urged to put more weight behind Ukraine NATO bid as Russian buildup continues”https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-canada-nato-russia-1.6256718
Canada Ukraine Reform Conference 2019: https://newpathway.ca/third-ukraine-reform-conference-concludes- toronto/
National Security Archive: Declassified documents show security assurances against NATO expansion to Soviet leaders from Baker, Bush, Genscher, Kohl, Gates, Mitterrand, Thatcher, Hurd, Major, and Woerner https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017-12-12/nato-expansion-what-gorbachev-heard- western-leaders-early
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defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/operation-reassurance.html
Operation UNIFIER: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military- operations/current-operations/operation-unifier.html
OSCE (2021) “A Peaceful Presence: The First Five Years of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine”:
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/6/491220_0.pdf
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (2019) “Russian gas transit through Ukraine after 2019: the options”:
https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Russian-gas-transit-through-Ukraine- after-2019-Insight-41.pdf
Sanders, R. (2021) “Defunding the Myths and Cults of Cold War Canada: Ongoing state support for East European émigré groups with deep fascist roots,” Press for Conversion! Issue 70: https://coat.ncf.ca/P4C/70/ColdWarCda_NEW.htm
SIPRI (2021) Trends in World Military Expenditures: https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2021- 04/fs_2104_milex_0.pdf
UN Human Rights and Office of the High Commissioner “Conflict-related civilian casualties in Ukraine” 1
https://ukraine.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/Conflict- related%20civilian%20casualties%20as%20of%2030%20September%202021%20%28rev%208%20Oct%202021 %29%20EN.pdf
Ukraine Mining
https://ukraineinvest.gov.ua/industries/mining/
Ukraine Mining Sector, PDAC, 2021
https://poland.mfa.gov.ua/storage/app/sites/61/pdac-2021-final.pdf