Canada Soldiers Sent To Ukraine To Train Military Police
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The signed declaration of intent, which should not be considered a legal binding treaty under national or international law, states that Canada and Ukraine remain committed to continue working together “to strengthen the capacity of the Ukrainian government and its security forces to defend Ukraine’s territorial integrity and its people.” It added both countries will seek ways “to build upon these gains.”
Canada was the first western country to send to Ukraine government ministers when its crisis with Russia started early in 2014. Canada had been actively donating non-lethal military supplies, including helmets, ballistic eyewear, protective vests, first aid kits, tents, sleeping bags, winter coats, Gore-Tex boots, tactical communications gear, bomb disposal equipment, medical kits, night vision goggles and winterized kits, among others.
“We have a solid foundation of training and capacity building which has taken place for many years,” Nicholson told reporters in Kyiv. “The government of Canada has taken concrete steps to assist Ukraine.”
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