The Ukrainians gathered in front of the town hall of Kelowna on Monday, as they did three years ago.
MAKSYM MAKSVCHUK, 17, recalled the day he was in military training when Russia launched a large -scale attack against Ukraine in February 2022.
“We are hiding in a large basement and we heard the rockets pass, perhaps in the next streets,” said Maksvchuk.
Since then, just like more than 8 million other Ukrainians have fled their house.
“When you hear they see that their house is no longer there, people lose everything, they completely start their lives here. They are so happy to have their children, “said Kelowna, vice-president of Ukraine, Denys Storozhuk.
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Last week, American president Donald Trump met Russian leaders, preventing Ukraine.
The meeting came while Trump falsely accused Ukraine of having triggered the war.
“Today, I heard:” Oh, we were not invited “.
Meanwhile on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doubled Canadian support, promising $ 5 billion in Ukraine aid.
“We have to do everything in our power to allow Ukraine to obtain a just and lasting peace, a peace that cannot be made without Ukraininans at the table,” said Trudeau.
Back in Kelowna, the refugees are worried while a deadline for renewing imminent visas threatened to refer a lot to Ukraine.
In a press release, the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said: “IRCC is aware of the difficulties and delays that Ukrainian customers experience with regard to the renewal of their passports, questions about These delays can be sent to the Ukrainian consulate. ”
But delays have put Maksvchuk in danger of being returned to Ukraine, which means fighting near the front lines.
“I will be with my father, so a good thing about it,” he said.
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