National Defence Minister Bill Blair enters the room before appearing at the Standing Committee on National Defence, Thursday, November 21, 2024 in Ottawa.
Defence Minister Bill Blair says long-awaited U.S.-made missile defence systems that the Canadian government helped to purchase have been delivered to Ukraine.National Defence Minister Bill Blair enters the room before appearing at the standing committee on national defence on Thursday, November 21, 2024 in Ottawa. Defence Minister Bill Blair says long-awaited U.S.-made missile defence systems that the Canadian government helped to purchase have been delivered to Ukraine.
"I can't give you more information on that because of operational security, but we have been able to deliver at long last — and I think it's going to make a difference because it will enable them to protect communities," Blair told the committee.Ukraine can fire U.S. missiles into Russia. The Kremlin changes its nuke policy. Is this what everyone feared?
Washington couldn't begin to negotiate a contract with the manufacturers until it had both its own funds and Canada's money in hand, and also needed to seek congressional approval to buy the NASAMs. Congress gave the green light in May 2023.Russian President Vladimir Putin says his military launched a strike on Ukraine using a new intermediate-range ballistic missile in response to Ukraine's use of U.S. and British long-range weapons.
According to Ukrainian officials in Dnipro, two people were injured in the missile attack when it hit an industrial facility and what they described as a rehabilitation centre for people with disabilities.
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