Ukraine’s newly appointed national police chief is asking Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government for more help in establishing and training a professional security force.
Khatia Dekanoidze made the pitch to both RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson and Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion in separate meetings over the last two days.
The creation of a trusted, national policing agency in the war-torn former Soviet country, formally enacted on Nov. 7, has become a major priority for President Petro Poroshenko’s government, which is battling to clean up corruption within government and political institutions.
Dekanoidze, who also visited Washington with a request for further U.S. assistance, says Ukraine …read more
Source: iPolitics
