In a tweet on Twitter, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "President @ZelenskyyUa and I spoke today".

Adding, "We discussed Canada’s strong and ongoing support for Ukraine – and I reaffirmed our commitment to providing the Ukrainian people and their government with the help and equipment they need."

On the other hand, media reported that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, stressed during phone talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the necessity of increasing pressure on Moscow.

The phone talks were the first between Zelensky and Trudeau since Canada decided to deliver the turbine of the Nord Stream pipeline, which belongs to the giant Russian oil company "Gazprom," to Germany after its repair, a move strongly criticized by the Ukrainian president who considered it "unacceptable".

After thanking Canada for its significant defensive support, Zelensky indicated in a tweet that he "reaffirmed that the international stance on sanctions must be based on principles."

He added that the pressure on Moscow after the recent "terrorist attacks" on several Ukrainian regions "must increase, not decrease."

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland defended the Canadian decision on Saturday, stressing that it was "the right decision," despite the fact that making it was "very difficult."

Ottawa justified its decision to exempt this turbine from the economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the necessity of not endangering European energy supplies, especially German ones.

Freeland said that "the energy challenges facing Germany and our European partners are very real, and Canada recognizes that."