Canada boosts Ukrainian military training mission, but yet to match Kyiv’s ask for lethal weapons, sanctions

Canada's commitment to its Ukrainian training mission will increase by 60 soldiers to 260 'within days,' and it could increase over time to 400.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured announcing Canada's assistance package to Ukraine in the West Block on Jan. 26, says Canada's motivated towards 'de-escalation and a diplomatic solution.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 27, 2022

Canada came short of matching Kyiv’s appeals for help, announcing it is extending and expanding its military training mission to Ukraine, but defensive weapons and sectoral sanctions are not part of the assistance package. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) announced on Jan. 26 Operat...

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