Ministers of Defence of Ukraine and Canada discussed strengthening defence cooperation
05 August 2025 23:32
A telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, and the Minister of National Defence of Canada, David McGuinty.
Denys Shmyhal: "Spoke with Canadian Minister of National Defence David McGuinty about ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in the defense industry.
Thanked Canada for its significant support — since the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine has received CAD 6.5 billion in military assistance.
Outlined our urgent needs. We coordinated further cooperation and discussed the possibility of Canada joining the PURL mechanism."
