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Russia Says Canada-Ukraine ‘Century Partnership’ Deal Won’t Bring Positive Results

Sep 24, 2026 03:31 ET · 37m ago · 2

TREE NEWS update: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on September 23 that the Canada-Ukraine “Century Partnership” declaration brings no benefit to the situation and will not produce positive results. Continued arms supplies to Ukraine only prolong the peace process and drag Western countries directly into the conflict, she said, adding that all military supplies bound for Kyiv are “legitimate targets” for Russia’s armed forces. Canadian Prime Minister Carney met visiting Ukrainian President Zelensky on the 10th, signing the Canada-Ukraine Century Partnership Declaration and a joint declaration on strengthened defense and security cooperation.

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Zakharova's framing matters less as a response to the Canada-Ukraine declaration than as a signal of how Moscow intends to characterize Western defense cooperation going forward: not as support for Kyiv, but as direct participation in the conflict. The designation of military supplies as "legitimate targets" is the operative line, since it asserts a strike rationale that extends beyond Ukrainian territory toward the supply chain itself. Whether that language remains declaratory or is matched by action against Western-linked logistics is the open question, and it is the part of this exchange that carries consequences beyond the two signatories.

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