The federal government announced on Dec. 19, 2022, that it had ordered a freeze on $26 million US held in a Canadian bank account by an offshore investment fund, saying the money ultimately belonged to Roman Abramovich, a high-profile ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the Day of Unity of Ukraine. “Today, on the Day of Unity of Ukraine, we celebrate the strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people. We also renew our commitment to a Ukraine that charts its own future with freedom and sovereignty.

Putin's Journey will take us up to the present day, as the Russian leader confronts a new American president, each bent on curbing the power of the other. Watch free on CBC TV and CBC Gem on January 17 at 8 p.m.

Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday for a second term in the White House, and international figures across the globe are sharing their reactions to the 47th president's inauguration. Here's what world leaders are saying:

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argued President-elect Trump’s continued talk about expanding the United States is a distraction from the Cabinet picks and nominees he’s chosen to staff his second

The White House scrambled to get a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year after U.S. intelligence agencies said a Russian military unit was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders.

In contrast, the Russian Federation has been referred to as an “imitation democracy”. It has institutions that one would find in democratic systems of government (a parliament and a directly elected president). But, among other flaws, these institutions do not function within a genuinely competitive or fair electoral environment.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday. From business magnates to foreign ministers, hundreds of prominent figures were in attendance at the Capitol Rotunda. Meanwhile,

Trump should reflect on the ramifications of his comments about Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

We have the chance to work together again — to create more jobs and prosperity for both our nations," he wrote on X. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom,