OTTAWA – Canada appears set to join a U.S.-led training mission to shore up the capabilities of the battered and bloodied Ukrainian military.
A defence source says the Harper government is expected to announce the deployment of training troops – possibly over 100.
Most of them are expected to be housed at an existing NATO training centre located in Yavoriv, in the western portion of the embattled European country, near the Polish border.
The troops will join American and British soldiers, likely in mid-May.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defence Minister Jason Kenney are expected to announce the long-anticipated move Tuesday at National Defence …read more
Source: Macleans
