Canada, Ukraine Sign Century-Long Partnership; Canada to Guarantee C$430M Loan for Gas Projects

The loan guarantee is the substantive piece: it lets Ukraine source gas infrastructure financing on Canada's credit rather than its own, at a moment when its energy system is under wartime strain. The drone trading platform is the more unusual export — Canada adopting a procurement model shaped by Ukrainian battlefield use, a reversal of the usual technology flow. How far either extends beyond the announced terms, and whether the century framing translates into durable commitments, is the open question.