Canadian government faces ‘fraught’ situation with volunteers joining Ukraine’s defence  

Some have raised concerns about the potential for those with far-right links joining the fight in Ukraine, while others say providing consular assistance to Canadians in Ukraine is a larger worry.
The presence of Canadian defence volunteers in Ukraine could complicate the response to the crisis for Defence Minister Anita Anand, left, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly.
With scores of Canadian volunteers in Ukraine to help resist the renewed Russian invasion, their presence creates a thorn for the Canadian government, especially with concerns that those with far-right extremist links might want to join the fight, as Ottawa has little means to help volunteers that m...

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