Canada giving Ukraine C$300 million in aid, to sanction shadow fleet


Toronto's Ukrainian community take part in a protest ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Toronto, Canada, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Wa Lone

OTTAWA, Feb ⁠24 (Reuters) - Canada is giving ⁠Ukraine C$300 million ($220 million) in ‌new military aid and will impose sanctions on 100 vessels from Russia's ​shadow fleet, Defence Minister ⁠David McGuinty ⁠told reporters on Tuesday.

The new money ⁠is ‌part of a C$2 billion aid package ⁠that McGuinty unveiled. Most of ​the ‌funding had already been announced ⁠in last ​November's budget.

As part of the package, Canada is donating ⁠more than 400 armored ​vehicles to Kyiv. It is also renewing a long-standing program that ⁠helps train Ukrainian soldiers.

Since February 2022, Canada has committed more than C$25.5 billion in ​overall aid to ⁠Ukraine, including C$8.5 billion in ​military assistance.

($1 = 1.37 ‌Canadian dollars)

(Reporting by David ​Ljunggren and Promit Mukherjee; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )

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