Ukraine‘s fight against the violent and unprovoked invasion launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on Monday, adding the federal government also plans to prohibit all imports of Russian crude oil — a commodity he said has enriched Putin and the Russian oligarchs surrounding him.
Putin’s ‘deeply irrational’ nuclear threat must not deter West: Rae Canada previously sent $7.8 million worth of lethal aid to Ukraine but has been pressed over whether the government would do more amid the bloody Russian push into the country.“Yesterday, we announced that we would be sending new shipments of military supplies, including body armour, helmets, gas masks, and night-vision goggles,” said Trudeau, calling the Ukrainian fighting “heroic.”“Today, we are announcing that we will be supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition.”Defence Minister Anita Anand said those anti-tank weapons systems will be 125 Carl-Gustaf launchers, taken from the Canadian military’s inventory.The manufacturer states that the anti-tank launchers can be used against armoured tanks and against enemies in buildings, as well as close contact.Trudeau said the government also plans to ban the import of Russian crude oil, which made up just 2.6 per cent of Canada’s imports in 2019, according to Statistics Canada.He said he has asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to review the presence of Russia Today on Canadian airwaves, ss broadcasters begin removing it voluntarily.Russia Today is a state-controlled platform that registered as a “foreign agent” in the United States in 2017 and has faced longstanding criticisms for airing propaganda and.