Canada pledged more than $2 billion in new support for Ukraine, including over $1 billion for defence needs, including Patriots, F-16 ammunition and joint drone production, while the two countries also signed the first document finalizing a Drone Deal.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the package on Thursday, Sept. 10, following a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The agreements cover Ukraine’s energy sector and a series of joint initiatives as well.
“Ukraine and Canada will always be friends, and will always strengthen one another,” Zelenskyy said, adding that “this [Drone Deal agreement] will give us greater capacity to finance Ukraine’s defence, and give Canada new technological capabilities, tested by modern warfare.”
Kyiv Post: Canada Pledges Over $2B in Air Defense, First Drone Deal Signed
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France 24: Canada pledges air defence support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
