Okay, I will add something to this.
I agree with the other witness's analysis. I believe that Vladimir Putin [Technical difficulty] that it wasn't possible to meet with NATO member states. I don't think negotiations are being conducted in good faith. Because NATO countries could never meet their demands, I think we can question the true intentions of the current Russian authorities.
If we could offer Russia something, it may be able to save face and stop the pressure it's currently applying at the Ukrainian border, but we would be surrendering our sovereignty and this would send the wrong message.
I have also noted that the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries are now providing weapons directly to Ukraine or strengthening NATO's military presence near Ukraine to bolster security around this. That is going on near the Black Sea and in other countries bordering Russia as well.
That is the kind of thing Canada can do, but I don't think the current state of the Canadian Forces allows for a much larger mobilization or deployment to Ukraine.
That being said, I believe Canada is doing what it can to support Ukraine, but sending additional troops would be difficult.