Canadian service member faces court-martial for sharing sensitive information with Ukraine
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A Canadian military counter-intelligence agent charged with passing operational information to Ukraine will face a court-martial hearing in December, the Canadian chief military judge's office told reporters on Nov. 4.
According to the Canadian Department of National Defense, Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar, a member of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, violated foreign interference laws and breached his military trust responsibilities in late 2025.
"I am proud of the aligned effort to ensure national security threats are investigated in a timely manner, and those responsible are held accountable, ensuring the safety of Canadians," Matt Peggs, Royal Canadian Mounted Police regional commander, said in a 2025 statement after Robar's charges were made public.
While it remains unclear exactly what information Robar passed on, an investigation by CBC found that Robar had been communicating with Ukrainian contacts and met with a Ukrainian representative in Lithuania in 2024.
Robar is also charged with lying to superior officers and improperly storing a firearm, according to CBC. Robar's court-martial is set to take place on December 9, 2026.
While Robar is charged with supplying Ukraine with state secrets, service members and citizens from multiple nations have been accused of spying for Russia during its war on Ukraine.
On Oct. 8, a Royal Navy sailor charged with passing military secrets to Russia appeared in court in London. Under the U.K.'s National Security Act 2023, junior intelligence specialist Teddy Young, 24, was charged with two offenses for allegedly trying to pass protected information to a foreign power between November 2024 and May 2025.
Australian authorities charged a dual Russian-Australian citizen after he allegedly joined Ukraine’s military and tried to pass information about Ukrainian forces to people linked to Russian intelligence, Australian police announced on Aug. 21.
Canada, for its part, has remained a steadfast ally of Ukraine since the full-scale invasion of 2022.
On Oct. 30, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will contribute an initial 500 million euros ($559 million) to the European Union's Ukraine Support Loan, joining Kyiv's other partners in an effort to bridge the country's budget gap.
