Canada to give Ukraine C$300 million in new military aid, says Ottawa

RiddleMaster · 2026-02-24T16:38:29+00:00

Canada is providing Ukraine with C$300 million in military aid and sanctioning 100 Russian vessels as part of a C$2 billion aid package revealed by Defence Minister David McGuinty.

RiddleMaster

2026-02-24 16:38:29

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OTTAWA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Canada is giving Ukraine C$300 million ($220 million) in new military aid and will impose sanctions on 100 vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet, Defence Minister David McGuinty told reporters on Tuesday.

The new money is part of a C$2 billion aid package that McGuinty unveiled. Most of the funding had already been announced in last November’s budget.

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($1 = 1.3714 Canadian dollars)

(Reporting by David Ljunggren, editing by Promit Mukherjee)

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