| Abstrakt: |
The article examines key aspects of security relations in the framework of the Canada-Ukraine dialogue in 2014-2017. With the beginning of the Ukrainian-Russian armed conflict in 2014, Ukraine has significantly deepened its security policy and military-technical cooperation with a number of leading countries in the world, including Canada. Therefore, since 2014, the Government of Canada has repeatedly provided material assistance to the Ukrainian army: ammunition, bulletproof vests, helmets, individual diets and first aid kits, night vision devices, walkie-talkies, drones, armored vehicles, ambulances, mobile hospitals and others. Moreover, Ottawa is actively assisting Ukraine in reforming its Armed Forces and achieving their compatibility with NATO forces. To this end, the Government of Canada has extended for another two years the UNIFIER military training mission, which provided for the ongoing training of Ukrainian soldiers and officers by Canadian instructors until 2019. As part of the previous UNIFIER operation (2015-2017), Canadian instructors conducted 140 training courses for more than 5,580 Ukrainian servicemen. Despite the Kremlin’s considerable efforts to quarrel with Ukraine and its South Atlantic allies, Canada remains Ukraine’s strategic partner in both the security and economic and socio-political dimensions. The aim of the study is to analyze the features and vectors of cooperation between Canada and Ukraine in the security field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
