Canada Prime Minister Trudeau pledges to arm Ukraine with modern military equipment

Justin Trudeau. Image credit: Twitter handle of Julie Dzerowicz

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at the conclusion of the NATO leaders summit in Madrid, that Canada is in the process of finalizing a deal to provide Ukraine with 39 armoured combat support vehicles (ACSVs).

Earlier been destined for the Canadian Army and, they were in the process of being delivered, but instead will be diverted to Ukraine.

Trudeau pledged the Canadian Army, especially in light of decisions at the NATO summit, will not go without.

This announcement follows the anouncement made a day day before regarding Canada signing a deal with Latvia to help bolster the NATO battle group in the Baltic country, as alliance leaders have mandated.

Trudeau said that decision will mean the commitment of additional Canadian troops.

An additional six high-resolution cameras for use on their highly effective, Turkish-built Bayraktar drones would be provided to the Ukrainians for their accuracy in taking out Russian tanks and armoured personnel carriers.

The $500 million the Liberal government set aside for military gear to support Ukraine would reportedly be exhausted by the latest donation of equipment.

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