Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksey Reznikov called on Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom to send troops to Ukraine to prevent a possible Russian invasion.

“You have a training program with Ukraine. I think we can improve it. Instead of 50 trainers, send 500,” Minister Reznikov said in an interview globe and mail,

Canada is currently participating in Ukraine in Operation Unifier, which aims to train Ukrainian security forces. To do this, a contingent of 200 soldiers has been deployed to Kiev, which became the headquarters of the training operation last May.

This is inadequate in the eyes of Mr Reznikov, who called on Canada and other Anglo-Saxon countries to station their trainers near the Ukrainian-Russian border rather than to the west of the country.

The request comes as a Canadian delegation led by Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie and Chief of Staff Wayne Eyre completed a visit to Ukraine as Russia massaged its troops along the border. ,

Far from intending to commit himself with sending troops, General Eyre, who was officially appointed as the head of the Canadian Army, assured in interviews globe On Thursday, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia should give priority to diplomacy. According to him, sending troops may have the opposite effect that Kiev wants and stimulates Moscow rather than discourages the invasion.

Meanwhile, Minister Jolie discussed the matter with her counterpart Dimitro Kuleba on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did the same on Thursday. He briefly shared his concerns with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

in interview with national postMinister Jolie recalled that Canada maintains 200 of its troops in Ukraine and indicated that Ottawa is working on measures to discourage Russia from proceeding with the invasion.