Canadian government has decided to pull out its troops from Ukraine as fear of Russian invasion has further deepened.
Officials said, “Canada is relocating its military personnel in Ukraine to an undisclosed location in Europe ahead of an anticipated Russian invasion.”
“As a result of the complex operational environment linked to Russia’s unwarranted aggression against Ukraine, the Canadian Armed Forces is in the process of temporarily relocating components of Joint Task Force – Ukraine (JTF-U) to elsewhere in Europe,” the government said in a statement.
In fact, Ukraine has announced that it would continue to pursue its ambition of joining NATO alliance, which will become main cause of Russian invasion anytime.
Canadian government, nevertheless, said, “the move does not signal the end of the mission and Canada will make efforts for the safety and security of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The government reiterated that Canada is “committed to the people of Ukraine and its mission to increase the capacity and capability of the Security Forces of Ukraine.”
Moscow recently amassed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine, prompting fears that the Kremlin could be planning another military offensive against its former Soviet neighbor.
Russia denies that it is preparing to invade and accuses Western countries of undermining its security through NATO’s expansion towards its borders.
The Kremlin also issued a list of security demands to the West, including a rollback of troop deployments from some ex-Soviet states and guarantees that Ukraine and Georgia would not join NATO.
