Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said China is one of the biggest threats to the country in terms of foreign interference and geopolitics, and criticized Beijing for partnering with Russia in the war against Ukraine, according to a Reuters report.
During Thursday night’s election debate, Carney called China the biggest threat to Canada’s security. At a news conference in Niagara Falls on Friday, he emphasized the need to counter outside interference from China.
Carney also said China’s collaboration with Russia in the war against Ukraine poses a threat to all of Asia, especially Taiwan.
“We are taking measures to address it,” he said.
The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa did not comment on the statement. Carney’s Liberal Party is leading in the polls ahead of the April 28 parliamentary election.
In addition, Canada remains embroiled in a trade standoff with the U.S., responding with duties on U.S. restrictions on Canadian cars, steel and aluminum.
Carney stressed that Canada has no plans to respond dollar-for-dollar, but recognized the restructuring of the global trading system.
The State Protection Directorate (SPD) of Ukraine on April 18 announced a tender for the purchase of voluntary motor vehicle insurance (hull insurance) services, according to the Prozorro electronic public procurement system.
The expected cost of the purchase of services is UAH 2.653 million. The security of the tender offer is not required. The deadline for submission of bids is April 28. The winner of a similar tender a year earlier was IC “Ultra Alliance”.
The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre, said that his future government would transfer frozen Russian assets worth $22 billion to Ukraine, the official website of the Conservative Party of Canada reported on Friday.
According to Poilievre, these funds will be used to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, as well as to restore infrastructure after the destruction caused by the war.
“The Conservatives have always been proud to support our Ukrainian allies… The Conservatives were the first to introduce the Sergei Magnitsky Act, which made it possible to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs after Putin’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Crimea,” Poilievre said.
He reminded that Moscow’s war against Ukraine did not begin in 2022, but almost eight years earlier. After that, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper sent troops to Ukraine as part of Operation UNIFIER and helped to expel Russia from the G8.
Poillevre criticized the current Liberal government for its inaction on the transfer of frozen assets, emphasizing that the Conservatives would act quickly.
“Three hours after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, I spoke at a rally of the Ukrainian community in Ottawa: ‘Canadians stand in full solidarity with you, and we will always be with you. Three years later, our commitment has not wavered. Glory to Ukraine,” Poilievre said.
Early parliamentary elections in Canada are scheduled for April 28. The Conservatives are currently in opposition.
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Source: https://interfax.com.ua/
“Ukrzaliznytsia is launching an additional train to Truskavets from Kyiv, the company’s press service reports.
“Ukrzaliznytsia is launching the traditional additional train No. 159/160 Kyiv-Truskavets-Kyiv for the peak days of spring!” the statement said.
In particular, the dates of departure from Kyiv are expected to be April 25, 26, 27, and May 2, 3, 4. It is noted that the departure time is at 10:16. Arrival in Truskavets is at 19:37.
Meanwhile, the dates of departure from Truskavets are April 25, 26, 27, and May 2, 3, 4. Departure time is 09:03, arrival in Kyiv is 19:11.
There will be stops in Lviv and Drohobych.
Tickets can be purchased in the Ukrzaliznytsia app, at booking.uz.gov.ua or at railway ticket offices.
Quotes of interbank currency market of Ukraine (UAH for 1 pln, in 01.12.2024-31.12.2024)
Source: Open4Business.com.ua
In January-March 2025, imports of aluminum and aluminum products increased by 18.5% to $116.75 million, including $42.16 million in March.
Exports during this period increased by 35.5% to $31.7 million ($11.74 million in March). At the end of 2024, imports amounted to $446 million (+21.7%), while exports amounted to $124.4 million (+27.4%).
Aluminum is widely used as a structural material. The main advantages of aluminum are its lightness, stamping resistance, corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, and non-toxicity of its compounds. In particular, these properties have made aluminum extremely popular in the production of cookware, aluminum foil in the food industry, and packaging. The first three properties have made aluminum the main raw material in the aviation and aerospace industries (recently it has been replaced by composite materials, primarily carbon fiber). After the construction and production of packaging, such as aluminum cans and foil, the energy sector is the largest consumer of the metal.
