Canada commits troops, sanctions Russia as Kremlin orders troops into Ukraine

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Source: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Canada announced plans Tuesday to deploy hundreds of additional troops to eastern Europe and impose new sanctions against Russia as Western democracies rushed to respond to the deployment of Russian forces into Ukraine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to Russia’s actions during a late afternoon news conference in which he accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having ordered an invasion of eastern Ukraine – and attacking democracy.

“Russia’s flagrant disregard for the independence of a sovereign nation is a serious threat to security and stability in the region and around the world,” he said.

“Canada and our allies will defend democracy. We are taking these actions today in a stand against authoritarianism.”

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[CloudWatcher]

1. Troops ... but not to Ukraine

Canada is sending an additional 460 troops to reinforce the NATO military alliance in eastern Europe, Trudeau said. That includes a 100-soldier artillery unit to Latvia, which will join 540 other Armed Forces members leading a NATO battlegroup in the Baltic state.

Not sure I'd do anything different, but misleading headline.

[DemocraticPatriot]

2. Perhaps slightly misleading, to the ill-informed.

Anyone who was followed this at all, should know that the west is not sending any troops into Ukraine.

[Martin68]

3. Te Western Alliance is holding strong!

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4. Thank you Canada!

Glad to see NATO and so many other allies standing up to the Russian dictator.