Canada’s defence chief has concluded his first trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion started more than a year ago. In a statement Saturday, the Department of National Defence said on his visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, General Wayne Eyre discussed how Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces can support Ukraine’s future needs.
During my visit to Ukraine, I had the opportunity to experience the national daily moment of silence for fallen Ukrainian soldiers and was honoured with the responsibility of laying flowers at the Wall of Remembrance for the Fallen.
My full readout: https://t.co/Q2Z4pCVFSh pic.twitter.com/A29zhC3CYz — General / Général Wayne Eyre (@CDS_Canada_CEMD) <a href=«https://twitter.com/CDS_Canada_CEMD/status/1632080639934464000?ref_src=» https:>March 4, 2023 The DND confirmed to Global News that this was Eyre’s first visit to the country since the war started on Feb.
24, 2022. His last trip to Ukraine was in Dec. 2021. Read more: Canadian military will get new tanks to replace Leopards going to Ukraine: minister “The situation in Ukraine and its wider impact reinforces the needed urgency to ensure Canadian Armed Forces’ continued readiness in support of Ukraine and NATO and in an increasingly dangerous world,” the DND statement read.