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look at the shows

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conversation , you

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see ,

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come

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comes up , I'm very pleased to be here

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for the second day of the Defense

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ministers meeting . We had a very

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positive day yesterday , Secretary

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General Jens Stoltenberg has previously

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mentioned that Canada is one of the

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leading countries in terms of the

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response to Ukraine . We have

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approved sending $700 million dollars

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in aid to Ukraine . We have approved

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the sending of both lethal and

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nonlethal aid all in support of the

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international rules based order and

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Ukraine's sovereignty . Security and

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stability

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minister , what is your message to

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Ukraine with regard to member prepared

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to renounce ?

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Um I support NATO's open door policy

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in terms of membership and on each

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countryside . It is within their

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purview to decide which organizations

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that they wish to join . But of course

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I am very supportive of NATO's open

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door policy . Something that is going

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to be in the near future . Ukraine

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entering nature expected . I think

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what's very important is that we , as a

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NATO alliance stand supported and

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supportive and united in terms of

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a defensive and deterrent posture in

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support of Ukraine's sovereignty and

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security . Since Russia's invasion of

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Crimea in 2014 , it has been evident

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that there needs to be continued

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unified response to the situation

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and We are seeing over 100,000 Russian

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troops at the Ukrainian border ,

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including in Belarus . We are seeing

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aviation exercises taking place in

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Belarus . We are seeing the build up of

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naval activity in the Black Sea . Those

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are very concerning facts on the ground

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and we are preparing for any

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eventuality at the current time .

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Russia has a choice . It can choose to

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deescalate through diplomatic

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negotiations , or it will face severe

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economic sanctions , which Canada will

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coordinate with its allies ,

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Merci beaucoup .