Ukraine to receive weapons from Canada’s new aid package next month – PM Carney

This was announced by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the Independence Day celebrations, a Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The Canadian Prime Minister mentioned that at the G7 summit in June, Canada pledged additional CAD 2 billion in military assistance.

“Today, I am proud to announce that over 1 billion of that support will be used to strengthen your arsenal with urgently needed drones, ammunition, armored vehicles, materiel that will arrive next month,” Carney said.

He added that Canada will also provide tens of millions of Canadian dollars for emergency medical aid, the construction of bomb shelters, and the strengthening of local democracy in Ukraine, including support to counter cyberattacks.

“And finally, as co-chair of the International Coalition, Canada will intensify our work with Ukraine, with European partners, and the United States to secure the immediate and unconditional return of Ukrainian children,” the Prime Minister emphasized.

As reported, Canada has announced a new defense aid package for Ukraine totaling CAD 2 billion (about USD 1.5 billion).

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