Defence Minister Anita Anand is expected to announce Thursday that Canada will be following other countries in sending battle tanks to Ukraine, according to government sources.
According to government sources, in addition to the initial four Leopard 2 tanks, Canada is considering sending more tanks at a later date.
This comes after days of dodging questions about whether Canada would be joining other allied nations who have already responded to Ukraine's request for tanks., The Associated Press has reported. And, after Poland called on the German government to permit other countries – such as Canada -- who have purchased these German-made military vehicles to follow suit, Berlin greenlit their re-export.
"It is very important that the free world is in full solidarity supporting Ukraine," Morawiecki said in an exclusive interview with CTV News Channel’s Power Play. "Modern tanks are very important, extremely important on this battlefield in Ukraine. So I do hope that Canada is going to be even more generous in Canadian supplies for Ukraine."The Canadian Armed Forces currently has 82 German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks, but they are in various states of serviceability.
"Canadians know that in order to get to lasting peace, we need to make sure that we continue to arm Ukraine," Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly told reporters on Monday during the federal cabinet retreat.to offer up these military vehicles to assist its now nearly year-long defence against Russia, though the call has prompted concerns around escalating the conflict.
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