Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Canada set to wade deeper into Ukrainian crisis as Jason Kenney floats military training mission
Canada’s involvement in the struggle for Ukraine is set to deepen, with the revelation by Jason Kenney, the defence minister, that the government is talking to Kiev about a training mission. “We’re exploring options actively about assisting Ukrainians with military training … I would say, stay tuned,” he told reporters Wednesday. The...
Scouts Canada volunteer from Regina faces sex-related charges
REGINA – A Regina man who volunteered with Scouts Canada as well as with church groups is facing sex-related charges involving teenagers.RCMP say two parents came forward last July after finding inappropriate text messages from an adult man to their teenage son.An investigation turned up another alleged victim and RCMP believe there could...
Canada considers joining U.S.-led military training mission in Ukraine
Canada is considering the idea of joining a U.S.-led mission to train Ukrainian soldiers. Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the Harper government is “certainly open to it,” but emphasized no decision has been made as the federal cabinet considers ways it can be helpful beyond the recent shipments of non-lethal military equipment. Britain...
Ukraine crisis: Should Canada push the West to provide weapons?
Before brokering the latest sputtering ceasefire, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the hawks, both in Washington and across the Ukrainian diaspora, about arming Kyiv’s forces to battle Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: National...
Canada quietly tiptoes into Ukraine-Russia war
As debate over Canada’s role in the latest Iraq war rages, Ottawa is quietly being drawn into a second, more dangerous, conflict. That second war is in Ukraine. The U.S. and Britain are sending military advisers there to help Ukraine’s embattled central government fight Moscow-backed secessionists. Defence Minister Jason Kenney says...
Ukraine conflict: Russia’s Vladimir Putin says war ‘unlikely’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said war with neighbouring Ukraine is “unlikely”, in an interview for Russian television. Mr Putin also stressed his support for the recent Minsk ceasefire deal as the best way to stabilise eastern Ukraine. Ukraine says Russian troops have been fighting in Ukraine. Mr Putin repeated denials that this was the...
Ukraine says it cannot start heavy weapons withdrawal
The Ukrainian military has said it cannot start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east until the rebels stop shelling its positions. Military spokesman Lt Col Anatoliy Stelmakh told reporters the rebels had not stopped firing. Both sides agreed at the weekend to begin withdrawing heavy weapons shortly, under this month’s...
Any Canadian troops deployed to Ukraine will stay far from the front lines: Kenney
Canada’s offer to take on a “meaningful role” alongside the besieged Ukraine forces will not include putting Canadian boots on the front lines of that country’s ongoing battle with Russia, Defence Minister Jason Kenney said. …read more Source: National...
Ukraine crisis: Rebels ‘agree’ weapon pullout dates
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have agreed to begin to pull back heavy weapons from the frontline, a Russian general involved in implementing a truce says. Gen Alexander Lentsov said the pro-Russian rebels had signed the orders to complete the withdrawal over the next two weeks, starting from Sunday. It is not clear whether the move will be...
Ukraine preparing for ‘full-scale war,’ says former envoy to Canada
Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister says he is preparing for “full-scale war” against Russia and wants Canada to help by supplying lethal weapons and the training to use them. Vadym Prystaiko, who until last fall was Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, says the world must not be afraid of joining Ukraine in the fight against a nuclear...
