Canada is expanding the UNIFIER military mission to train the Ukrainian military for six months.
This Canadian newspaper reports globe and mail Citing its own sources in the Government of Canada.
“The official Ottawa intends to extend the mandate of the military training mission in Ukraine for another six months and is considering increasing the number of trainers and sending defense weapons and equipment to Kiev,” it said.
It is about a possible handover of firearms, night vision goggles, helmets, armored weapons and radio equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The provision of intelligence and cyber security data is also being considered.
At the same time, the negotiators made it clear that Canada was not ready to supply Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, as Britain did.
As part of the UNIFIER training mission, approximately 200 Canadian military personnel are at the Yvoryev training ground in Ukraine, in the west of the country.
The mandate of the current UNIFIER mission expires in March. If this is not extended by then, the Canadian military will leave Ukraine.
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