Zelenskyy says Ukraine working on military ‘drone deal’ with Canada – National | Globalnews.ca

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his nation has began preparations for a military drone deal with Canada.

In a submit on social media, he says 20 nations are already working with Ukraine on related offers.

World Information and The Canadian Press has reached out to National Defence Minister David McGuinty, Overseas Affairs Minister Anita Anand and their respective ministries for remark.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s workplace mentioned final August that the defence departments in Canada and Ukraine had signed a letter of intent “to co-produce defence supplies in each nations,” however didn’t refer particularly to drones.

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Ukraine has talked about signing export offers with different nations to provide them with the superior drone expertise 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 seek out financial alternatives for Canadian companies in Ukraine in sectors like drone manufacturing, partly as a result of these corporations have been fearful concerning the bodily security of their workers and investments.

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Ukraine desires drone deal with U.S.: Zelenskyy