Canada is ready to supply Ukraine lethal weapons, but it will not act alone - Defense Minister
Canada will create five specialized training missions for the Ukrainian military.
Canada is ready to supply Ukraine lethal weapons, but it will not act alone - Defense Minister
Canadian Defense Minister Jason Kenney said that his country is ready to supply Ukraine lethal weapons, but it will not operate without the support of NATO allies.
He said on the sidelines of the meeting of the NATO in Ukraine, the correspondent LB.ua.
"With regard to the provision of lethal weapons, our Prime Minister (Stephen Harper - Ed.) states that all options on the table, but we do not act alone. We need a consensus on this issue among the other countries (NATO) to follow along this path together, "- he said.
In addition, he said that, in addition to the core mission of 200 military trainers that Canada would send to Ukraine, will create five small specialized training missions, which will include the training of police and military aerial reconnaissance, medical training as well as training in bomb disposal devices.
The minister also recalled that last year, Canada has provided Ukrainian military tens of tons of military equipment, including night vision goggles and a first-class winter ammunition. He also said that in the future Canada will consider providing further Ukraine non-kinetic equipment.
Kenny also recalled that, following the visit of the President of Petro Poroshenko to Ottawa in September 2014, Kanda gives Ukraine a satellite support. "We provide very useful to Ukraine satellite data about the situation on the Ukrainian-Russian border, helping to track the movement of Russian troops," - he said.
