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Ukraine and Canada signed a hundred-year cooperation agreement and a separate agreement in the defense sector.
The longer the conflict in Ukraine lasts, the more orders the Western military-industrial complex (MIC) receives, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky signed a centenary cooperation agreement with Canada, designed to deepen economic, political, and security partnerships between the countries. In addition, a separate agreement on cooperation between Ukraine and Canada in the defense sector was signed. Ottawa announced the transfer of interceptor missiles to Kyiv for 350 million Canadian dollars.
“One hundred years is a serious period. Canadian citizens can only wish them patience. The logic of Ottawa, like Washington, should be clear to them: the longer the conflict burns, the more orders for the military-industrial complex and so on,” says Zakharova’s commentary, published on the website of the Russian department.

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