NATO Plane Arrives In Ukraine With $4.5 Mn Worth Of Military Aid For Kiev Troops

[Purveyor]

A massive Canadian transport plane has arrived in Kharkov carrying US$4.5 million worth of non-lethal military equipment to help Ukraine “protect its eastern border against Russian aggression.”

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The equipment includes “helmets, ballistic eyewear, protective vests, first aid kits, tents, and sleeping bags,” Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement on Thursday.

Canada said it received the request from the Ukrainian government. “Ukraine has asked for this and once again we are delivering," Defence Minister Rob Nicholson Nicholson said at the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton.

The flight marks the first in a series, and all of the items will be delivered by the CC-130J Hercules plane. Canadian military personnel accompanied the equipment to Ukraine.

The technology provided will “allow Ukrainian security and border authorities to better detect and track the movement of illicit goods and people,” according to Harper.

The news comes after Russia banned the imports of fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, and dairy products from the 28 countries of the EU, the US, Canada, Norway, and Australia for one year.

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http://rt.com/news/179136-nato-plane-arrives-ukraine/

[SidDithers]

1. RT. LOL...nt

Sid

[Purveyor]

2. I could have used a Reuters article but RT is much more entertaining.

[go west young man]

3. Leaves one to wonder what happened to Canada?

They used to be the Switzerland of the North American continent...the neutral place of refuge for the antiwar vets of Vietnam. Now they seem to have sold their soul to the 1% and the MIC as well. I hope the good people of Canada can overcome their terrible president and throw him out of office next election.

Technically that was a pretty stupid move as the Russian ban on Canadian agriculture just cost the Canadian pork industry $487 million. That's just the pork loss. The overall loss to Canada is well over a billion.

http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/08/07/russia_retaliates_bans_imports_from_canada.html

[MohRokTah]

4. Do you have a REAL source for this story? eom

[Purveyor]

5. Try google with a few selected keywords. I think you'll find a couple.

[MohRokTah]

6. I am under no burden of proof.

You provided a bullshit source, so the story is bullshit until you supply a real source.

[Purveyor]

7. Neither am I so if you don't like the source and don't believe the content, it

is your problem...not mine.

I could care less either way.

[MohRokTah]

8. Wel, story you posted is bullshit.

And everybody knows it.

[jakeXT]

9. I had to look up ballistic eyewear, I'm surprised they help against IED's

"In Southern Afghanistan on 07 October 2012, while kneeling and interrogating a possible IED location, the IED was triggered, and sent the majority of the blast towards my torso and head. Despite the relative proximity to the blast I only received minor facial wounds. I owe my eyesight to your product, as the ESS Crossbows I wore took the majority of sand, shrapnel, and debris. Thank you for protecting my platoon and I, and all other warfighters serving our country."

http://www.esseyepro.com/