Thank you for your sentiments. I know you had a chance to speak with Mr. Wrzesnewskyj, and I know that's very much appreciated.
We're seeing a situation where Putin is engaging in bad-faith diplomacy. He's making outrageous demands about what he wants. He wants to rewrite the borders of Europe to his liking. This is not the kind of person with whom you can engage in real negotiations. The negotiations he wants, frankly, would involve Ukrainian sovereignty and independence being negated. It's on his path back to the U.S.S.R. road map.
I don't want to make light of any Canadian military contributions, but I think the U.S. and the U.K. have the most significant militaries in NATO, along with France and Germany. Certainly a Canadian contribution is meaningful, but it needs to be put in perspective. For two weeks now, those other powers have been sending defensive missiles and things. We're very much urging Canada to join our allies in this effort.
I don't think Canadian decisions would put us at more significant risk than we are already.