Canadian Defense Ministry sent a special forces detachment to Ukraine.

This was reported by the TV channel "

The media suggest that this may be due to the escalation in relations between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the concentration of troops of the aggressor country near the borders of Ukraine.

It is specified that the announced information has not yet been confirmed by the Ministry of Defense and the government of Canada, but journalists believe that one of the goals of the special forces detachment will be "

Simultaneously with this information, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that London would supply Kiev with light anti-tank defensive weapons..

At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna said on the air of the Freedom of Speech on ICTV program that Canada and Great Britain assured Ukraine that they would not react in any way to Putin's ultimatums "

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According to the results of the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission, held on January 10, Ukraine agrees with the allies on strengthening cooperation in the defense sphere.

" The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada is in Kyiv today. It is important that both Canada and the UK have confirmed that they will not react in any way to Putin's ultimatums on the withdrawal of military training units from the territory of Ukraine.. Moreover, their work will continue and intensify,” Stefanishina said..

Stefanyshina added that Ukraine is negotiating with a number of other NATO countries to strengthen cooperation in the defense sector..

Recall, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation said that Russia will leave its troops near the borders of Ukraine in connection with the "

On January 10-13, three rounds of negotiations were held on Russian claims regarding European security: negotiations between the Russian and US delegations in Geneva, a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels and negotiations within the OSCE.

According to their results, all participants announced disagreements in positions.

Russia's demands for the non-expansion of NATO to the east were declared unacceptable, Moscow received a specific rejection of its veiled proposal to divide the world into new "

Earlier, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said she did not rule out the possibility of sending weapons to Ukraine due to the buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine..

Read more about what Moscow is seeking and whether the West will make concessions to it, read in the articles by Sergey Korsunsky \? " U.A..