Canada pitches in $76 million for 'faster' German air-defence systems in Ukraine

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OTTAWA — Canada is putting $76 million towards a German-led effort to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian missiles and aircraft, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Friday, with no timeline in sight for when a system already purchased from the

U.S. will be ready.

Blair spoke alongside his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, who said allies are unwavering in opposing Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which started in February 2022 after a decade of contained fighting. In January 2023, Canada spent $400 million to send an American air-defence system to Ukraine, which Blair says is still being manufactured."That work is underway; production is taking place," he said."We're all working as hard as and as fast as possible to deliver what Ukraine needs."

Pistorius had no complaints about Canada's persistent lack of a plan to meet the defence spending target it committed to years ago as part of the NATO alliance, which is two per cent of gross domestic product.

 

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