Canada will keep a 200-strong military training mission in Ukraine for another three years to help domestic security forces handle continuing tensions with Russia, Ottawa said on Monday.
The Canadian troops, who first went to Ukraine in September 2015, had been due out at the end of March but will now stay until March 2022. News of the extension was first reported by Reuters on Sunday.
“Ongoing insecurity in the region underscores the importance and relevance of Canada’s military mission,” the government said in a statement.
The Canadian training “directly helps Ukraine’s defense and security forces to uphold domestic security and territorial integrity”, …read more
Source: Voice of America
