Canada should expand Operation UNIFIER in Ukraine – parliamentary report

Canada's training mission in Ukraine, Operation UNIFIER, which is scheduled to end in March 2019, should be continued.

This is stated in a report of the Standing Committee on National Defence of the Parliament of Canada entitled “Responding to Russian aggression against Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in the Black Sea region”.

“The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada continue to provide effective and relevant military training to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and that it look for opportunities to expand the type of training and support provided by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) through Operation UNIFIER beyond March 2019,” the document reads.

The MPs also called on the Government to announce in advance the renewal of Operation UNIFIER.

“The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada issue a notice of early renewal of Operation UNIFIER as a signal of continued support between Canada and Ukraine,” the report says.

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