Ukraine-Russia standoff: Canadian defence minister visits Kyiv, discusses aid with counterpart

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand was in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv on Monday and met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov to discuss further aid Canada could provide for the country as fears of Russian invasion mount.

Anand described her conversation with Reznikov as “amicable” and said she discussed a wide range of issues including Operation Unifer and cybersecurity.

The visit comes as Russia and the U.S. are set to square off at the U.N. Security Council over Ukraine on Monday.

Russia denies it intends to launch an attack but demanded that NATO promise never to allow Ukraine to join the alliance, halt the deployment of NATO weapons near Russian borders, and roll back its forces from Eastern Europe. NATO and the U.S. call those demands impossible.

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