Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested he would announce something about further military aid for Ukraine in the near future
The U.S. and Germany have unveiled they will send more than 100 tanks to Ukraine, while Canada has not yet committed to joining the plan.31 M1 Abrams tanks. Earlier in the day, Germany said it would organize the shipment of about 70 Leopard 2 tanks, with some coming directly from Germany and others from other European countries with German authorization.
Ukraine has been pressing NATO countries for tanks ahead of a potential spring attack but Germany and the U.S. had demurred for weeks on making a decision. Other NATO countries that use Leopard 2 tanks acquired from Germany needed Berlin’s agreement to give the tanks to Ukraine. NATO countries have been pouring military assistance into Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale invasion last February, contributing thousands of armoured vehicles and artillery pieces, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, among other things.
The German embassy in Canada noted that Berlin on Wednesday said it would issue the necessary transfer licenses to partner countries that want to quickly deliver Leopard 2 tanks from their stocks to Ukraine.
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