Canada sending four more battle tanks, ammunition to Ukraine
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that Canada is providing Ukraine with more weapons, which he said will help the country win on the battlefield against Russia.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that Canada is providing Ukraine with more weapons, which he said will help the country win on the battlefield against Russia.
Canada will donate four additional Leopard 2 main battle tanks to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine, growing Canada's contribution to eight tanks in total, Trudeau said.
Canada will also donate an armoured recovery vehicle and over 5,000 rounds of ammunition.
New sanctions are being imposed on nearly 200 more people and entities that Trudeau said are complicit in Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine.
That includes Russian deputy prime ministers, ministers, members of the Russian military, those in production of artilleries and weapons used in Ukraine. It also includes others who have voted in favour of legislation related to the invasion and attempted annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
Canada also announced it will ban certain chemicals used in the manufacturing of electronics from being exported to Russia.
The added support is on top of the $5 billion Canada has spent already to help Ukraine following Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade one year ago.
