Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for this interesting question.
It really goes to the heart of issue, which is how we balance, I would say, incentives with deterrence and the question of what kinds of avenues we have to continue to
put pressure on the Ukrainian government while maintaining open relations with the Ukrainian people.
As I previously mentioned, Canada has demonstrated leadership by sending stern key messages to Ukrainian authorities. Our ambassador is very active in the field and is taking part in the process.
He assists or participates at the trial of Madam Tymoshenko.
He has delivered messages directly to her informing her of our support during this process.
Of course, as the minister has indicated, we will be examining our bilateral relations and looking for further opportunities to signal our concern to the Ukrainian authorities. It will be really on a case-by-case basis.
If the objective is to support democracy, human rights,
the rule of law and so on, the question is how to find opportunities to do that, whether it's through statements or re-examining some of our bilateral cooperation as it warrants.