Canada extending Ukraine training mission for three years, Trudeau says

Canada is extending its soldier-training mission in Ukraine for three years and supplying non-lethal equipment, intelligence sharing and other defensive gear to the country’s armed forces amid fears of a Russian invasion.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday at the conclusion of a three-day virtual cabinet retreat, where the Ukrainian crisis was a central topic of discussion, as well as the resumption of Parliament next week.Opinion: Sanctions will hurt Russia if it invades Ukraine, but crippling pain is far from assured

“To support Ukraine, I authorize the extension of Operation UNIFER for three years and I will be expanding this training mission,” he said. “This is a $340-million commitment. As part of this, I authorized the Canadian Armed Forces to deploy 60 personnel to join the 200 women and men already on the ground with further capacity to increase the number of people on the ground up to 400.”aimed at bolstering the country’s economy in the face of the ongoing threats it faces from Russia.

He said Defence Minister Anita Anand is also planning to visit Kyiv, Ukraine, next week, and will possibly drop by to visit 1,000 Canadian troops who are stationed in the nearby Baltic country of Latvia.

Will there be a Ukraine left in three years?

As a Canadian of Ukrainian descent, I object to my tax dollars being used to train the same sort of people (Nazis) who aided Hitler's Germany in the rape of Ukraine and genocide of its Jewish citizens. All Canadians should be ashamed.

Who?!!!

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