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Joly wraps Ukraine trip amid invasion fears

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Jan, 2022 12:45 PM

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada has not decided whether it will help arm Ukraine forces with military hardware after NATO ally Britain said Monday it would supply anti-tank weapons to the eastern European country.

Joly is wrapping her two-day trip to Ukraine, the first leg of a three-country continental tour that will include stops in France and meetings with European Union and NATO leaders in Brussels.

Her talks with Canada's allies come as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are running high in Europe.

In a joint press conference in Kyiv with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, Joly says she heard his country's demand for more military assistance from Canada and that she will make a decision in a timely manner.

Day 2 in Ukraine and I met with soldiers of the @CanadianForces deployed on Operation UNIFIER.

To our armed forces— thank you for your service and support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/wZ6U2UsKXF
— Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) January 18, 2022

Russia has positioned about 100,000 troops on Ukraine's eastern border along with tanks and other heavy artillery but has denied it intends to invade Ukraine.

Russia has demanded assurances from NATO that Ukraine will not be allowed to join the 30-country transatlantic military alliance, but that demand has been firmly rejected by Canada, the United States and their allies.

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