 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Kiev on June 10, in a gesture of support as Ukraine braces for a major counter-offensive against Russian forces and grapples with regular airstrikes. Trudeau paid his respects at a memorial site in central Kiev to Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed fighting pro-Russian forces since 2014. NATO member Canada, which has one of the world's largest Ukrainian diasporas, has supplied military and financial assistance to Ukraine during the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in February 2022. Trudeau's trip to Kiev followed a night of Russian missile and drone attacks on targets outside the capital, including Odessa, Poltava region and Kharkiv. I visited the center years ago near friendship and the work we do together.