The additional aid that Ottawa will allocate for Kyiv will reach $482 million, the CTV News channel said.
Canada on Friday, September 22, will announce additional aid to Ukraine in the amount of 650 million Canadian dollars (about 482 million US dollars). This was reported by the CTV News channel.
As part of this amount, which will be allocated over several years, Canada will provide Ukraine with more Leopard 2 tanks. Canada will also apply new sanctions against Russia.
The publication recalled that since January 2022, Canada has provided Ukraine with military, economic and humanitarian aid worth more than 9.8 billion Canadian dollars (7.2 billion US dollars).
The federal government has also imposed several rounds of sanctions on Russia, sent Canadian forces to Europe to train Ukrainian soldiers and welcomed more than 175,000 Ukrainians into the country.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also confirmed the allocation of aid to Ukraine in his speech.
“Canada plans to allocate 650 million Canadian dollars for 50 armored and special recovery vehicles to be built in the Canadian province of Ontario. We will also send instructors and technicians for the F-16 so that Ukraine can get the most out of the aircraft. ,” end of head.government of Canada.
As already written, the meeting between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began in the Canadian capital, Ottawa.
Earlier, Justin Trudeau confirmed the meeting with Zelensky. According to the Canadian government, politicians will discuss military, economic and humanitarian support for Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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