Canada to donate nearly $12 million to Ukraine's drone production, Czech ammunition initiative
This is the first time Canada has directly contributed to the production of military drones in Ukraine.
This is the first time Canada has directly contributed to the production of military drones in Ukraine.
Canada will commit nearly $30 million to the Czech Republic's initiative to provide Ukraine with ammunition, Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair announced on March 19 at a press conference in Ottawa.
Canada's opposition Conservative Party asked the government to send tens of thousands of decommissioned rockets to Ukraine instead of destroying them, CBC reported on Feb. 2. The Canadian Defense Ministry has confirmed that the donation is under consideration.
The Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference convened on Nov. 23 in Toronto while Russia launched yet another massive missile strike all over Ukraine, killing civilians, damaging critical infrastructure, and causing major blackouts across Ukraine and even parts of neighboring Moldova. Organized by the Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce and Business Council of
Editor’s Note: This op-ed was published by Macdonald-Laurier Institute. It is republished here with permission. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced the extension and expansion of Operation UNIFIER, the Canadian Armed Forces’ military training and capacity-building mission in Ukraine. With the mission now running until March 2025, 60 troops