{"id":1386583,"date":"2026-06-12T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1386583"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:24:37","slug":"canada-will-continue-supporting-ukraine-despite-russian-threats-defense-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/canada-will-continue-supporting-ukraine-despite-russian-threats-defense-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Will Continue Supporting Ukraine Despite Russian Threats, Defense Minister Says"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty has dismissed Russian criticism of recent Canadian-Ukrainian defense cooperation agreements, reaffirming Ottawa\u2019s commitment to supporting Ukraine alongside its NATO allies. This was reported by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-polytics\/4132631-canada-continues-support-for-ukraine-despite-russian-threats-defense-minister-says.html\">Ukrinform correspondent.<\/a><\/p>\n   <p>Commenting on a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry condemning plans to manufacture drones for Ukraine, McGuinty said Canada remains firmly committed to assisting Kyiv and is not intimidated by Moscow\u2019s warnings.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe stand firmly with our Ukrainian partners and will continue to do so together with our NATO allies. We are strengthening the Alliance and remaining united,\u201d McGuinty said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to the minister, Russia\u2019s reaction was expected because Moscow opposes the solidarity demonstrated by NATO members in supporting Ukraine.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe anticipated criticism from Russia. It does not welcome NATO countries working together to help a nation that is defending itself,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>McGuinty also dismissed Russian threats of an \u201cadequate response,\u201d stressing that such statements would not alter Canada\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cI am not concerned by these threats,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n   <p>The defense minister emphasized that Canadian military and security institutions are closely monitoring developments and regularly assessing the security situation.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cOur armed forces continue to follow events closely and provide ongoing assessments. We will maintain our steadfast support for Ukraine,\u201d McGuinty stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He further assured that Russia\u2019s criticism would have no impact on a bilateral agreement reached with Ukraine last month to launch the production of drones in Canada for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n   <p>The initiative is part of a broader effort to deepen defense-industrial cooperation between the two countries and expand Ukraine\u2019s access to modern unmanned technologies.<\/p>\n   <p>McGuinty stressed that the project would move forward as planned and that Canada would continue working with Ukraine while monitoring developments related to Russian threats.<\/p>\n   <p>The comments follow the announcement in late May of a new joint program aimed at manufacturing Ukrainian-designed unmanned aerial systems in Canada to support Ukraine\u2019s defense capabilities and strengthen cooperation between the two countries\u2019 defense industries.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/kallas-certain-developments-inside-russia-indicate-dissatisfaction-with-the-continuation-of-the-war\/\">Kallas: Certain Developments Inside Russia Indicate Dissatisfaction with the Continuation of the War<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty has dismissed Russian criticism of recent Canadian-Ukrainian &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1249875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,36422,55],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1386583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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