17 minutes agoAlong with Germany, Ukraine stands Britain and Canada Here's their plan
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)NATO is increasing military presence along the eastern wing of the Alliance. But only a small part of the Alliance's 30 members are directly supporting Kiev by sending weapons. Great Britain decided to send light antitank weapons to the next generation along with a small elite contingent for [...]
Great Britain decided to send light antitank weapons to the next generation along with a small elite contingent to train the Ukrainian Army. It has also sent surveillance planes over Ukraine to monitor Russia's military movements.
While Canada, one of the first countries to recognise Ukraine after the Soviet Union's breakup in 1991 and one of the largest Ukrainian diaspora communities in the world, has also taken a tougher approach against Russia in crisis compared to other NATO allies.
It is considering new plans to extend a military training mission to Ukraine that includes about 200 Canadian troops and provides more weapons and protection equipment for Ukraine's army.
This month, Canada deployed a small contingent of special forces and announced a new $120m emergency loan to Kiev's government, against Russian efforts to destabilise the country.
The movements of Canada and Britain contrast with Germany, the European economic superpower, which has ruled out any possibility of sending military aid and insists on resolution of the crisis on diplomatic roads.
Berlin has been criticised by the United States and other NATO allies after refusing to ban the controversial Russian gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2, which would allow Russia to bypass Ukraine to send its gas supplies to Europe and block Estonia from export.
