... say that the purchase of the South Korean MLRSs by Poland was caused by the fact that Warsaw failed to buy the requested
quantity
of HIMARS systems from the U..S (more than 500 launchers).
The volumes of South Korean military products purchased by Canada and Poland give every reason to believe that a certain part can be supplied to Ukraine as that country exhausts its Soviet- and Russian-made military equipment, which was handed over to Kiev by the proponents of the warfare prolongation.
Seoul’s next step is to be regarded by Moscow as another challenge. Thus, on December 7, 2022,...
... pork hitting Canadian farmers hard. Canada has not, however, armed Ukraine in its conflict against Russia on its Eastern borders, despite many requests from the Ukrainians. 200 Canadian military personal in Ukraine is ultimately a drop in the bucket. Canada’s support of Ukraine has been overwhelmingly in the form of “good-guy-bad-guy” rhetoric.
Five years later, this policy makes little sense. It’s not helping Canada and it’s not helping Ukraine. In fact, it’s doing just the opposite. If Canada refuses to sit ...
... and potential practical solutions to Russia-West conflict and tensions, in both the Eastern Europe and Syrian theatres.
Day Two will explore Arctic geopolitical, economic, environmental and scientific futures, and will examine practical avenues for Canada-Russian forward cooperation in the Arctic.
The Russian International Affairs Council will be represented at the conference by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General and Lyudmila Filippova, RIAC Program Manager.
Conference Programme
The US space agency has forked out $490m for six seats for its astronauts to get to the ISS on board one of the Russian Federal Space Agency's (Roscosmos) Soyuz spacecraft. Nasa's space shuttles were stopped in 2011 as the organisation set about sending its astronauts to the ISS on board privately developed spacecrafts like SpaceX. However, a shortfall in funding from the US Congress has meant the space agency is down about a billion dollars on what it requested since 2011. As a result, the first...
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RIAC Experts on the Outlook for Russian-
Canadian Cooperation in the Arctic Given the
Current International Situation
Given the upcoming October 2015 federal elections, the Conservatives clearly care about the Ukrainian community.
What factors affect Canada's approach to the Ukraine crisis? Primarily, this refers to the U.S., the driving force behind anti-Russian sanctions. Ottawa not coordinates its international steps with Washington but also frequently runs its errands, as the White House offloads difficult jobs to its ...
