Ukraine is doing the work ‘NATO was created for,’ Oleksiy Reznikov tells defence contractors Ukraine’s defence minister bypassed the Canadian government Wednesday and took his country’s plea for more sophisticated weapons directly to Canada’s defence manufacturers. Through a video statement, Oleksiy Reznikov told the audience assembled for Canada’s largest defence exposition that his country has urgent military equipment needs that must be filled. “Hence, we count on Canada’s long-term support in this area,” Reznikov told the Canadian Association of Defence and Security’s (CADSI) annual trade show (CANSEC). “Ukraine has given a list of their Canadian products and technologies it needs to the Canadian government.”
Ukraine, he said, wants to work in partnership with Canada and its defence contractors to make sure the hardware is “available to us when we need [it] and in the quantities we require.” His appeal comes as the federal government struggles to get badly needed equipment to the Canadian Army in Europe and faces complaints from soldiers about the age and quality of their weapons and protective equipment.
Source: cbc.ca/news
