Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his nation has began preparations for a army drone cope with Canada.
In a submit on social media, he says 20 international locations are already working with Ukraine on related offers.
International Information and The Canadian Press has reached out to Nationwide Defence Minister David McGuinty, International Affairs Minister Anita Anand and their respective ministries for remark.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s workplace stated final August that the defence departments in Canada and Ukraine had signed a letter of intent “to co-produce defence supplies in each international locations,” however didn’t refer particularly to drones.
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Ukraine has talked about signing export offers with different international locations to produce them with the superior drone know-how it has refined since Russia launched its full-scale invasion 4 years in the past, and to construct drones in joint ventures.
Canadian officers testified final November that they’d seen little progress on efforts to search out financial alternatives for Canadian companies in Ukraine in sectors like drone manufacturing, partly as a result of these corporations had been fearful concerning the bodily security of their workers and investments.
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