The supplies will not include ammunition, but equipment to support Ukrainian troops on the ground. The deployment on Thursday is expected to be the first in a series of flights.
News of the military shipment comes as Canada announced additional sanctions and travel bans against Russian and Ukrainian individuals and groups.
“The Putin regime’s continued illegal occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and its provocative military activity in eastern Ukraine remains a grave concern to Canada and the international community,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement Wednesday.
The individuals added to the sanctions list include a Russian security service commander, the CEO of the Bank of Russia, business figures and members of Russia’s security council. Also on the list is Sergey Abisov, a minister in the newly annexed Republic of Crimea.
National Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said Ottawa is targeting people who are raising funds to “support the illegal activity that’s taking place” and are involved in the political process related to the crisis in Ukraine.
The entities affected by the new sanctions include the Bank of Moscow, the Russian National Commercial Bank and a distillery plant in Crimea.
“This is part of our ongoing efforts to put pressure on the Putin regime to stop their illegal occupation of Ukraine,” Nicholson told CTV News Channel Wednesday.
He said Canada is working “in close concert” with the U.S. and the European Union, which have imposed their own sanctions.......
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ReplyDeleteNATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has vowed support for Ukraine in the face of Russian "aggression" and called on the Russian government to withdraw its troops from the border.
"NATO... stands ready to support Ukraine" with advisors and other assistance, Mr Rasmussen told journalists during a visit to Kiev.
"I urge Russia to follow the general path to peace, to pull back troops from the border."
Mr Rasmussen added that Ukraine's freedom and future are under attack.
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Defence Minister Rob Nicholson says Canada is sending non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine to help the country protect its eastern border against Russian aggression....
ReplyDeleteThe announcement was made at a military base in Trenton, Ont., today where a Hercules military plane loaded with "non-kinetic military equipment" -- the first in a series of military transport flights -- is set to take off from.
It came just hours after NATO's secretary general told leading officials in Ukraine that the military alliance stood ready to support the country with advisers and assistance...................Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-sending-non-lethal-military-supplies-to-ukraine-1.1949981#ixzz39jRWeW6k