Canada announces a new $1 billion aid package for Ukraine: drones, shells and armored vehicles
24 August 14:18
Canada will provide Ukraine with $1 billion worth of weapons. The package will include the transfer of drones, shells and armored vehicles.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a speech in Kyiv, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
“At the G7 summit in June, Canada pledged an additional $2 billion in military aid. Today, I am proud to announce that more than $1 billion of this amount will be used to strengthen your arsenal of weapons – through the delivery of drones, ammunition and armored vehicles that will arrive next month,” he said.
The Prime Minister of Canada also said that the country would provide tens of millions for emergency aid, bomb shelters, and countering cyberattacks.
“As a co-chair of the international coalition to return Ukrainian children, Canada will strengthen cooperation with Ukraine, European partners and the United States to ensure the immediate and unconditional return of children,” Carney added.
