Ottawa will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth $29 million to be spent on fuel and sniper rifles, combat fuel, ammunition and medical aid among others, Canada’s Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.
Minister Anand announced that Canada is providing a new military aid package for Ukraine.
This assistance includes A $34.6 million contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ukraine Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) Trust Fund.
Approximately $2.5 million for 40 .50 caliber sniper rifles and ammunition from Prairie Gun Works based in Winnipeg, which includes spare parts and accessories.
Approximately $2 million worth of new radio sets (16 in total) from L3 Harris to accompany the Leopard 2 tank donations, the National Defense statement reads.
Accordingly, the C$34 million will allow the implementation of NATO’s CAP fuel material project, which seeks to provide Ukraine with 3.3 million liters of fuel.
Part of the funds will go to implement the NATO CAP Improved Ribbon Bridge project, the statement said, which consists in providing Ukraine with modular flotation bridges, and allows for wet-gap crossing.
The announced funding will also mark Canada’s first contribution to NATO’s CAP medical first aid kits project.
Canada’s Ministers of Defense Anita Anand also noted that the eight Leopard 2 provided to Ukraine are currently in Poland where Ukrainian crews are being assisted by Gunnery Skills Trainers from 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier.
Sputnik / ABC Flash Point WW III Europe Blog News 2023.
The USA is in recession but they are managing to balance their economy thanks to the war in Ukraine, forcing these countries to comply with US policy, and putting the economy of these countries in recession, these countries need to stop obeying the USA and stop providing aid to Ukraine and think more about its people who are already in need. if there is an escalation of the war, the countries that will be destroyed will be the European ones, because the USA is protected by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Stop sending weapons to Ukraine. Russia needs to close… Read more »
Don’t worry about the Canadian Military hardware. The Liberals have been cutting the military budgets since Papa Turdo was in power. It must be cash because we have nothing to offer militarily. Into the bargain the military not unlike the US. military has gone woke. So really nothing to see here folks.