Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv
a combination of eight armoured vehicles and Senator APCs purchased from Roshel to Ukraine. This donation was announced last April and the vehicles were delivered to Ukraine in May 2022.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t ruling out sending Canada’s German-made battle tanks to Ukraine, saying Ottawa wouldSpeaking to reporters in Saskatoon on Monday, Mr.
“Right from the start we’ve made it clear we’re here to support Ukraine against the illegal and brutal invasion by Russia,” Mr. Trudeau said. “We’ve sent a huge slew of different types of weapons, including an air-defence system. We will look at all the requests from Ukraine but we’re not there yet for the Leopard 2 tanks,” he said.Ukraine says it needs several hundred NATO-standard heavy tanks to push invading Russian troops off its territory and bring an end to the nearly 11-month-old war.
Canada has more than 90 Leopard 2 tanks. The Canadian Army’s Leopard 2 fleet is primarily based at three locations: CFB Edmonton, CFB Gagetown and at the Army Equipment Fielding Centre in Montreal.
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