Canada’s defence chief makes first trip to Ukraine since Russian invasion
Global News
The Department of National Defence said during his visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, General Wayne Eyre discussed how Canada can support Ukraine’s future needs.
Canada’s defence chief has concluded his first trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion started more than a year ago.
In a statement Saturday, the Department of National Defence said on his visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, General Wayne Eyre discussed how Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces can support Ukraine’s future needs.
The DND confirmed to Global News that this was Eyre’s first visit to the country since the war started on Feb. 24, 2022.
His last trip to Ukraine was in Dec. 2021.
“The situation in Ukraine and its wider impact reinforces the needed urgency to ensure Canadian Armed Forces’ continued readiness in support of Ukraine and NATO and in an increasingly dangerous world,” the DND statement read.
Eyre met with Ukrainian military officials and “discussed the current state of the war in Ukraine, and further bilateral defence cooperation between Ukraine and Canada,” DND said.
He also met Ukrainian soldiers and the Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Larisa Galadza.