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Jason Kenney on sending Canadian military trainers to Ukraine

What will 200 Canadian troops be doing to train Ukrainian soldiers, and how safe will they be? Defence Minister Jason Kenney explains Canada's next step in the ongoing conflict.
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Defence Minister Jason Kenney speaks to the media in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Canada will send 200 military trainers to Ukraine, joining the U.S. and Britain in an international effort to shore up the eastern European country's battered and bloodied combat forces. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
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The Russian Embassy in Canada has already blasted the move as "counterproductive and deplorable."

Canada announced this week that it's joining a U.S.-led military training mission in Ukraine. At least 200 members of the Canadian Forces will take part in a two-year deployment to improve the combat skills of troops in the embattled eastern European country.

Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the trainers will be out of harm's way, some 1,300 kilometres from the conflict zone.

What is Canada's long-term strategy in Ukraine, and how safe will Canadian trainers really be? We ask the Minister.

Harper announces 200 troops to Ukraine

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Prime Minister Harper announced 200 Canadian soldiers will head to Ukraine to train troops and military police.

We also ask Jason Kenney about the latest ISIS offensive. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria extremist group captured three villages in Iraq's western Anbar province this week, near the provincial capital of Ramadi - just 115 kilometres west of Baghdad. After committing to expanding Canada's mission into Syria, has the focus now shifted back to Iraq?

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