Canada sending another $50 million in specialized equipment to Ukraine: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is sending another $50 million in specialized equipment, including Canadian-made cameras for surveillance drones, to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion. Trudeau says he spoke to Ukrainain President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone to inform him of the additional aid. He says Zelensky also accepted an invitation to address Canada's parliament.

Trudeau was in Berlin for meetings with Chancellor Olaf Scholz largely about the response to Russia and ongoing needs to support Ukraine. But from Berlin he spoke by phone to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to inform him of the additional aid.

"We have obtained a number of specialized equipment, including cameras used in drones that a Canadian company makes that we will be able to start sending in the coming days towards Ukraine," Trudeau said during a news conference with Scholz.

Canada previously said it was shipping non-lethal equipment such as body vests and helmets, as well as more than $10 million of weapons such as machine-guns, rocket launchers and hand grenades.

Trudeau acknowledged getting the equipment into Ukraine has not been easy.