Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the federal government is concerned about a new outbreak of fighting in Ukraine and is looking at ways to "improve" Canada's military support to the country. "I'm looking at the options right now in terms of how we can improve our support, what changes that we need to make," Sajjan said Wednesday. "But one thing is for sure, that Canada remains committed to Ukraine." Canada sent about 200 troops to Ukraine in the summer of 2015 to help train government forces, but the mission is set to expire at the end of March. Conservative defence critic James Bezan said he hopes the Liberal government not only extends the current training mission, but expands Canada's military support in other ways.

Source: CBC News February 01, 2017 20:37 UTC