<p>Kyiv: The leaders of Canada and Italy signed security agreements with Ukraine on Saturday after talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Kyiv marked the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.</p><p>Canada and Italy join Britain, Germany, France and Denmark in concluding 10-year security deals with Kyiv that are intended to shore up Ukraine's security until it can reach its aim of becoming a member of the NATO military alliance.</p><p>"We continue to support Ukraine in what I have always believed is its people's just right to defend themselves," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said at a news conference.</p><p>"This also necessarily means military support, because to confuse the much bandied-about word 'peace' with 'surrender', as some do, is a hypocritical approach that we will never share," she said.</p>.<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Ottawa's support for Kyiv remained "unwavering" two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.</p><p>"Today, standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies and partners, Canada committed to further assistance, including military and humanitarian support, for Ukraine," he said.</p><p>Zelenskiy told reporters at the news conference that Saturday had been "a unique day for our country".</p><p>The two security agreements were signed at the start of a joint news conference with Zelenskyy, Meloni, Trudeau and the leaders of Belgium and the European Union.</p><p>Trudeau's office said Canada would provide more than 3 billion Canadian dollars ($2.22 billion) in financial and defence aid to Ukraine in 2024.</p><p>Meloni gave no financial details about the Italian accord. </p><p><em>($1 = 1.3505 Canadian dollars)</em> </p>
<p>Kyiv: The leaders of Canada and Italy signed security agreements with Ukraine on Saturday after talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Kyiv marked the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.</p><p>Canada and Italy join Britain, Germany, France and Denmark in concluding 10-year security deals with Kyiv that are intended to shore up Ukraine's security until it can reach its aim of becoming a member of the NATO military alliance.</p><p>"We continue to support Ukraine in what I have always believed is its people's just right to defend themselves," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said at a news conference.</p><p>"This also necessarily means military support, because to confuse the much bandied-about word 'peace' with 'surrender', as some do, is a hypocritical approach that we will never share," she said.</p>.<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Ottawa's support for Kyiv remained "unwavering" two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.</p><p>"Today, standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies and partners, Canada committed to further assistance, including military and humanitarian support, for Ukraine," he said.</p><p>Zelenskiy told reporters at the news conference that Saturday had been "a unique day for our country".</p><p>The two security agreements were signed at the start of a joint news conference with Zelenskyy, Meloni, Trudeau and the leaders of Belgium and the European Union.</p><p>Trudeau's office said Canada would provide more than 3 billion Canadian dollars ($2.22 billion) in financial and defence aid to Ukraine in 2024.</p><p>Meloni gave no financial details about the Italian accord. </p><p><em>($1 = 1.3505 Canadian dollars)</em> </p>