Canadian military to begin training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia this month
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That means Canada is adding a third country to its training efforts under Operation Unifier, which is already active in Poland and the United Kingdom.
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Wednesday that Canadian military members and their Latvian counterparts will begin training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia as soon as next week.
That means Canada is adding a third country to its training efforts under Operation Unifier, which is already active in Poland and the United Kingdom.
Anand said it’s a reflection of Canada’s commitment to help Ukraine win the war against Russia.
“It is also a recognition that our world is growing increasingly dark, and that a year-and-a-half into the further illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine by (Russian President) Vladimir Putin, we cannot let up,” Anand said.
“This war does not seem to have an end in the near term.”
Canada has trained more than 36,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces members since 2015, the year after Russia annexed Crimea.
The program in Latvia is set to provide junior officer leadership development training for the Armed Forces of Ukraine beginning as soon as May 15.
Anand made the announcement after a bilateral meeting with Latvian Defence Minister Ināra Mūrniece in Ottawa.
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