Canada to contribute $24.5 mln for buying air defense systems for Ukraine – media

09:40, 18.09.2023 1 min read

Canada will contribute CAD 33 million ($24.5 million) to a UK-led partnership that will purchase additional air defense equipment for Ukraine, Reuters said on Sunday, citing Canadian National Defense Minister William Blair.

In a statement, Blair said the contribution was part of the CAD 500 million military aid to Kyiv announced by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in June.

According to the statement, since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, Ottawa has provided more than CAD 8 billion in aid, including about CAD 1.8 billion in military aid. The partnership, which also includes the United States, the Netherlands and Denmark, aims to purchase hundreds of short- and medium-range air defense missiles and related systems.