OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada plans to provide Ukraine with a C$64.8 million ($47 million) military aid package that will include small arms, ammunition and protective equipment, Defense Minister Bill Blair said in a statement on Friday.
The aid package, which also includes money for training Ukrainian soldiers, is part of the C$500 million military financing pledged by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in July.
“The military assistance announced today provides Ukraine with important resources needed to defend against Russian aggression. Canada will continue to do everything in its power to help it achieve victory,” Blair said.
Canada, one of Kiev’s biggest supporters internationally, said last month it would donate a surplus of 80,840 small unarmed air-to-surface missiles and 1,300 warheads to Ukraine.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has provided C$4.5 billion in military aid.
($1 = 1.3795 Canadian dollars)
