Canada pledges 1.45 billion dollar for military aid to Ukraine

Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv new military assistance for Ukraine, according to a news release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.

The funding of 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.45 billion) was committed at the June G7 Summit held in Canada’s



Kananaskis.

About 835 million Canadian dollars ($603 million) of the total are planned to procure a range of critical equipment for Ukraine, including armored vehicles, medical equipment, spare parts, small arms, ammunition, and explosives, as well as additional drone capabilities and other urgently needed equipment and supplies for Ukraine, the release said.