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Plans to Send Soldiers to Ukraine – Canadian Media
The Canadian government intends to send troops to Ukraine in the coming months, CTV News reported, citing officials.
10
April, 2015
The
troops will likely take part in a training mission and will not be
involved in combat. Canadian soldiers will reportedly cooperate
closely with US troops in Ukraine.
"This
is expected to be the first rotation in this deployment, which
implies there is more to come," CTV News reporter Mercedes
Stephenson said. She added the government was still working out the
details of the deployment.
The
news sparked debate on Twitter, with one user saying,
"Canada is sending troops to support one of the most
corrupt governments on the planet. Good one Stevie!"
Please, "say this is a joke. Any military presence is
unnecessarily provocative," another one opined.
In
February, Canada's Defense Minister Jason Kenney confirmed that the
administration of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seriously
considering taking part in the US-led training missions
in Ukraine. Kenney said Canadian efforts would focus primarily
on battlefield medical training.
"That's
the kind of technical training that we can offer," he said,
according to the Canadian Press. "We are in discussions
and looking at options, and we’re open to – as I've
been saying for two weeks now – open to participating
in training missions."
Canada
has already provided Ukrainian soldiers with two shipments
of non-lethal military gear.
Canada to send troops to Ukraine in non-combat role
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