Canada has decided to allocate eleven million dollars in non-lethal military aid to Ukraine
The head of the Ministry of defense of Canada Robert Nicholson said that the government will allot additional eleven million dollars for the provision of the Ukrainian army non-lethal military aid. Of these funds for 5 million dollars procured ammunition, and winter, and the remaining amount of the Equipment for neutralization of unexploded ordnance, medical equipment, communication systems, binoculars and night vision devices, reports TASS. As expected, all of This will be delivered to Ukraine until the end of November." This is another positive step (government of Canada, to help Ukraine to respond to the actions of the separatists in the country's Eastern regions. Equipment and clothing will extend the capabilities of the military might of Ukraine to maintain security on the Eastern border, " said Nicholson. First of Canada has already spent 55 million dollars for the purchase of helmets, body armor and night vision devices on the fighters of the Ukrainian army, As well as assistance in the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine. Zam. defense Minister of Ukraine Leonid Polyakov said on the first day of the weekend that Kiev did not want from the acquisition of canadian multi-role fighter F-18. Later in the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine said that Canada did not offer Ukraine to take the F-18. First in the White house told us that North America and the EU believe that the scale of economic aid to Ukraine must be expanded. According to sources, the USA is expected to increase deliveries to Ukraine non-lethal military assistance, military jeeps, the transmission of which is already planned. On Tuesday, Deputy Advisor to the President for national security Tony Lloyd said that North America should consider granting Ukraine " lethal weapons for defense ", to " hold the Russian Federation on further action ". The official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said before, that if adopted, the U.S. decision to supply to Ukraine lethal weapons Washington would violate the Geneva consensus. And the Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev said that the possible arms shipments From the USA to Ukraine will only lead to deterioration.