On Parliament Hill, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland provides an update on Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She is joined by federal ministers Anita Anand (national defence) and Harjit Sajjan (international development). Minister Anand announces that Canada will be providing 1,600 fragmentation vests and just under 400,000 meal packs to Ukraine. Since the start of the invasion on February 24, 2022, Canada has announced a number of economic sanctions against Russia, indicated that it will supply both lethal and non-lethal equipment to Ukraine, pledged humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, closed its airspace to Russian planes, and banned Russian ships from entering Canadian ports and internal waters.