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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has seen a "slippage" in democratic values across the world which has "emboldened" Russian President Vladimir Putin to think he could invade Ukraine without impunity. Speaking to the Ukrainian-Canadian community at an Etobicoke church on Friday, Mr Trudeau praised the Ukrainian resolve against Mr Putin's invading force and how the Russian leader "underestimated" the push-back of democracies. "What a terrible mistake he made in underestimating Ukrainians and underestimating the level to which democracies would stand and do what he never expected us to do, which is push back hard," Mr Trudeau said at the Church of St Demetrius the Great Martyr. He said a foreseen "slippage" in countries adhering to their democratic principles made Mr Putin think he could "get away with it" in Ukraine. "Countries turning towards slightly more authoritarian leaders – countries allowing increasing misinformation and disinformation to be shared on social media turning people against the values and the principles of democracies that are so strong," he said.
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