Canada commits an extra US$367 million in military assistance to Ukraine

YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS. Canada plans to commit an additional $500 million (US$367 million) in military assistance to Ukraine this year, the federal government said on the sidelines of the NATO Summit, CBC reports.

The additional money, on top of the projected $4 billion in arms and munitions Canada has already pledged and donated, came following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Washington summit.

The majority of the funding will go toward a NATO-led, 40-billion euro initiative that aims to provide Ukraine with steady financing and predictable military support.

At the same, Canada said it would expand its training of Ukrainian pilots who are learning to fly western warplanes.

Zelenskyy posted on X about his appreciation of the effort to strengthen his air force.