The Canadian Press news agency reported the statements made during a press conference where Trudeau emphasized Canada’s full support for Ukraine’s use of Western long-range weapons. He argued that this would help prevent Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
“[Russian dictator Vladimir Putin] is trying to severely destabilize the international rules-based order, which protects all of us, not only in every democracy in the world but also in all countries of the world,” Trudeau added.
The PM reiterated that Ukraine must succeed against the Russian invasion. Failure to do so, he said, would encourage other powerful nations to attempt to subjugate their neighbors by force.
On Sept. 11, The Guardian reported that the UK had already decided to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow cruise missiles to strike Russian territory.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited Kyiv on Sept. 11 with his British counterpart David Lammy, did not announce permission to use ATACMS on Russian territory during his briefing. However, he noted that the issue was discussed and that he would take the feedback to Washington.
On the same day, Politico reported, citing sources, that the White House is finalizing a plan to ease some restrictions on the use of U.S.-provided weapons by Ukraine. It was noted that a decision was not reached during Blinken and Lammy’s visit to Ukraine, but this issue would be part of discussions between U.S. President Joe Biden and UK PM Keir Starmer.