WASHINGTON, D. C. — Canada will provide another $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set have a one-on-one discussion with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.
A senior government official speaking on background said Canada will also begin to provide much of Ukraine's fighter jet pilot training.
Trudeau tried to get ahead of the criticism during a speech Tuesday in which he said the Liberal government has been following through on promises to drastically increase defence spending since it came into power. Fen Hampson, a professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, said the plan should have been shared earlier,"so our partners know we are serious."
The Canadian government pushed back on concerns by announcing an incremental move toward replacing its fleet of submarines Wednesday. In the morning, Trudeau met with new Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is not a NATO leader but is taking part in the alliance's Indo-Pacific working groups.The prime minister is later set to join other NATO leaders for a dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House.
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