Canada’s defence minister said the country will be purchasing military equipment from the United States in order to send it to Ukraine, with a value of $200 million.
Defence Minister David McGuinty said in a statement that the “package of critical military capabilities” will be sourced under NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) in partnership with other NATO allies.
“By contributing to this PURL package in partnership with our Allies, we are ensuring Ukraine receives the advanced capabilities it urgently needs to defend its sovereignty and protect its people,” McGuinty said on Dec. 3.
The PURL initiative, launched in August, is meant to support Ukraine’s military needs in its war with Russia. Canada has contributed around $892 million to PURL, and $6.5 billion in overall military assistance since February 2022, and nearly $22 billion in overall funding to Ukraine since the start of the war….