“The work that is going on is quite huge, but as you know, the needs are also very high given the atrocities being committed on the ground in Ukraine,” Sajjan said in an interview with Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday.

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Sajjan told CBC Chief Political Officer Rosemary Barton that Canada is coordinating with the United Nations and humanitarian services such as the Red Cross to deliver additional aid and supplies in the form of sanitary kits, mattresses and tents. “We are trying to move as many resources as possible,” he said. “The situation – we all know how terrible it is, how great it is.” About 100 Canadian troops are deployed in Poland to assist in the crisis, and Sajjan confirmed that one of their main tasks would be to assist in the processing of refugees. Nearly five million Ukrainians have fled the country since the start of the war in late February, with the majority heading to neighboring Poland. CLOCKS Minister for International Development on Canadian aid to Ukraine:

What Canadian forces will be called upon to do in Poland

Rosemary Barton Lives speaks with International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan about Ottawa’s decision to deploy Canadian troops in Poland this week on a humanitarian mission to help refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 7:18
Canada sent both military and humanitarian aid during the conflict, and Sajjan dealt with the humanitarian situation. “We have a really big medical hospital that we were ready to develop. It turns out that you do not need the full hospital, but wards [it] it will be “, he said, noting where this infrastructure will be sent is now being determined. Sajjan said Canada is coordinating with humanitarian services to ensure that aid really gets where it needs to go. Repeated attempts to set up humanitarian corridors in some of the country’s most dangerous areas – such as the south near the port of Mariupol – have failed. “The United Nations and other NGOs are risking their lives to get the supplies because the Russians were not fully cooperative,” Sajan said. In a statement issued earlier this week, the Conservative opposition criticized the government’s response to the refugee crisis, saying it had been urging Ukrainians to seek visa-free travel to Canada for some time. “Canada should not wait until the 50th day of the war in Ukraine to bring additional resources to Eastern Europe to help our Ukrainian friends and family fleeing the conflict,” said conservative immigration critic Jasraj Singh Hallan. statement.

Ukrainians need “as many weapons as they need”: Panetta

In a separate interview, former US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told Barton that the war in Ukraine is now entering a “critical” third phase, with Russia now focusing its efforts on securing territory in southern and eastern Ukraine after failing to do so. to occupy Kyiv and then. launching a disastrous campaign. The focus, Panetta said, should be on the United States and its allies to provide the Ukrainians with “the weapons they need” to help them in their struggle. “We have all gained great confidence in the ability of the Ukrainians to fight bravely and courageously and to be able to really succeed in defending themselves from a force that no doubt surpassed them,” he said. CLOCKS Leon Panetta discusses the course of the war in Ukraine:

Russia-Ukraine war has reached a “critical third phase”: the former US Secretary of Defense

Rosemary Barton Live talks with former US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about Russia’s changing strategy in invading Ukraine and why this next phase of the war on the east side is a critical moment. 8:11
The former Secretary of Defense, who has also served as CIA director and chief of staff to former US President Bill Clinton, has spoken out against decisions made by incumbent President Joe Biden and others this week that Russian actions in Ukraine constitute genocide. “It’s really close to what I would think is the definition of genocide, which is an attempt by the Russians to basically wipe out the Ukrainians,” he said. Prime Minister Justin Trinto said this week that it was “absolutely right” that more people were calling Russia’s actions genocide. Asked how he thought the war in Ukraine could end, Panetta said he thought it was important for Ukraine to be able to continue fighting and eventually impose a negotiated solution. “Putin is a bully and the only thing he really understands is power.” You can watch the full episodes of Rosemary Barton live CBC Gem, the CBC streaming service.