Canada-Ukraine’ Defence Ties: Canada has started sending AIM missiles to Ukraine to help protect the country from air attacks. These missiles are meant to stop cruise missiles and other threats in the sky. The weapons are already on the way. This information came from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov met Canada’s Minister of National Defence David McGuinty to talk about more military help for Ukraine. During the meeting, Ukraine thanked Canada for its steady support. The ministry said “The Ukrainian side has expressed its gratitude to Canada for its consistent and effective assistance to Ukraine’s defence forces.”
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Fast Weapons Support
The talks also focused on Canada’s role in the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, also called PURL. This programme helps send US-made weapons to Ukraine quickly, with partner countries paying for them. Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said this support has already made a big difference. It added, “Recent contributions under the programme have been decisive in repelling large-scale enemy aerial attacks. Ukraine counts on the continuation of PURL support throughout this year as well.”
Ukraine and Canada also talked about working together to build unmanned aerial vehicles. The ministry said there is strong potential for factories and companies from both countries to cooperate. Ukraine is especially interested in Canadian companies that work on drone control systems. This could help Ukraine improve its own production and technology during the war.
Training Support
Another important topic was training Ukrainian soldiers., the focus is on saving lives and making training safer. The ministry explained that the plan is to change how training works. Special experts would train others, and training centres would slowly be moved underground to reduce danger.
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The ministry ended by saying, “Another key area of cooperation is the training of Ukrainian service members, focusing on saving lives. The parties discussed transforming the training system, moving to a model in which the most specialised personnel train others, while training centres are gradually relocated underground to improve safety,”.
Other countries are also helping Ukraine strengthen its air defence. In late 2025, Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Germany would send a “significant number” of AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles in 2026. These missiles are short-range and can be used for air defence. Earlier the reports also said Sweden and Denmark would buy and send air defence systems worth SEK 2.6 billion, about US$290 million, to help protect Ukraine from Russian air attacks.
