Canadian Foreign Minister arrives in Kyiv

Melanié Joly, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Kyiv.

According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, she will discuss free trade between Ukraine and Canada, the use of frozen Russian assets, military assistance, sanctions, the Peace Formula, and the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

In particular, during a briefing with Kuleba, Joly announced the launch of a coalition to return Ukrainian children, Ukrinform reports.

"Children were taken from their homes, from their families and deprived of their own language. The importance of returning children cannot be underestimated. This is a matter of our humanity, which is why today Canada and Ukraine will launch a coalition to return Ukrainian children," Joly said.

According to her, Canada will inform everyone "about who these children are and make sure that countries unite around this issue." Canada will hold talks with Mexico, Brazil and Qatar, among others.

The minister added that Ottawa will also work with those countries that have direct relations with Russia to facilitate the return of Ukrainian children home.