Canada Gives $44 Million to Boost Ukraine Fighter Jet Capacity
- Funding will help source supplies and equipment for F-16s
- Canada has previously announced pilot training assistance
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, center left, and Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, center right, wave as they leave an event in Toronto last September.
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Canada is giving Ukraine C$60 million ($44 million) to support F-16 fighter aircraft, as Kyiv works to build up aerial superiority and beat back the Russian invasion.
Defense Minister Bill Blair announced the donation in Brussels on Wednesday at the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a coalition of more than 50 countries supporting the defense of Ukraine.