“Canada on Monday announced a $15 million ($11 million US. -

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) aid for equipment needed by Ukraine for humanitarian mine clearance,” the report said.

It is specified that the funds allocated to Ukraine will help finance the detection and elimination of mines and other unexploded ordnance.

On November 24, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said that about 40 Canadian soldiers had already begun training Ukrainian sappers in Poland.

On November 30, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau evaded answering the question of whether he would feel "comfortable" if Ukraine uses Canadian weapons to attack Crimea.