Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, Minister, for being here today and for all the work you have done and are doing.
Minister, Russia's unprovoked illegal invasion of Ukraine has been something that you've been obviously focused on for these past few months. I think members of this committee can all agree that we need to do everything we can to support Ukraine.
I know that you've been in close contact with your Ukrainian counterpart to discuss Ukraine's military needs. In fact, half of the members of this committee were in Vilnius last week and heard from the defence minister in Ukraine. He name-dropped you and said.... I don't want to paraphrase, but he said something along the lines of “my very best friend, Anita Anand”, which was really wonderful to hear in front of the entire NATO delegation.
Since your last appearance before this committee, you've announced a number of additional supports for Ukraine, including $500 million in budget 2022. Can you please let us know what you've done so far to directly support Ukraine and to coordinate with our international partners?