Canada to send Ukraine 200 more armoured vehicles as Anand makes surprise visit to Kyiv – National | 24CA News
Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand is in Ukraine on a shock go to and introduced Wednesday extra navy assist to assist Kyiv reply to Russia’s invasion.
Anand mentioned Ottawa will likely be donating an extra 200 Canadian-made armoured automobiles price $90 million. The automobiles are being bought from Roshel, an organization based mostly in Mississauga, Ont.
This is a part of the extra $500 million in navy assist for Ukraine introduced by Prime Minister Trudeau in November 2022, a authorities assertion mentioned.
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On her go to to the capital, Anand additionally held a bilateral assembly with Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
“During today’s productive visit to Kyiv, I met with Ukrainian officials including my friend and colleague, Minister Reznikov, to learn about Ukraine’s most pressing security needs, and to reaffirm Canada’s steadfast support,” mentioned Anand in an announcement Wednesday.
“Today’s donation of 200 armoured vehicles demonstrates our continued commitment to the security of the Ukrainian people.”
Anand’s go to on Wednesday got here as a lethal helicopter crash killed Ukraine’s inside minister and different high officers. However, there was no speedy phrase on whether or not the crash, which was close to a kindergarten, was an accident or associated to the conflict.
Since Russia launched its offensive in February 2022, Canada has pledged greater than $1 billion in navy help to Ukraine and imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow.
In current weeks, Russia has renewed its intense assaults on Ukraine in a conflict that’s nearing the one-year mark.
Over the weekend, Ukraine suffered its deadliest assault on civilians at one location since final spring when a Russian missile struck an house constructing within the southeastern metropolis of Dnipro, killing a minimum of 45 individuals, together with six kids.
— with information from The Canadian Press and The Associated Press
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