Canada vows C$300M in new aid to Ukraine, extends mil. training

People attend a memorial event to mark the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at Romanivskyi Bridge, which was destroyed at the beginning of the war and which was the main way for evacuations of civilians from the front line area around the Ukrainian capital, in Irpin, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

by Reuters

Feb 24, 2026 5:24 pm

Canada will provide Ukraine with C$300 million in new military assistance and impose sanctions on 100 vessels linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, Defense Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday, as Ottawa extends its military training mission in Ukraine through 2029 and lowers its price cap on Russian crude.

The new money is part of a C$2 billion aid package that McGuinty ⁠unveiled. ⁠Most of the funding had already been announced in last November's budget.

As part of the package, Canada is donating more than ⁠400 armored vehicles to Kyiv. It is also renewing a long-standing program that helps train Ukrainian soldiers.

Since February 2022, ⁠Canada ‌has ‌committed more than ⁠C$25.5 billion in ‌overall aid to Ukraine, including C$8.5 ⁠billion in military assistance.

Edited By: Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl