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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military drone deal with Canada, though the government offered no confirmation of such an agreement Tuesday.
The Canadian Press reports that Zelenskyy wrote on a social media post on Monday that: “We have also begun preparations for the drone deal with Canada. This is a very significant expansion of our security cooperation.”
He wrote that 20 countries are already working with Ukraine on similar deals. Ukrainian officials have in the past said these deals will supply other nations with some of the advanced drone technology Kyiv has developed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion four years ago, and will arrange for the construction of drones in joint ventures.
Prime Minister Mark Carney/s office said last August that the defence departments in Canada and Ukraine signed a letter of intent “to co-produce defence materials in both countries>” It did not refer specifically to drones.
