Ottawa Pledges $200M to Purchase US Weapons to Send to Ukraine

Minister of National Defence David McGuinty speaks during a ceremony formally welcoming the Coast Guard to the National Defence Team at the Canadian Coast Guard Base in Dartmouth, N.S., Oct. 10, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darren CalabreseCanada’s defence minister said the country will be purchasing military equipment from the United States in order to send it to Ukraine, with a value of $200 million.Defence Minister David McGuinty said in a statement that the “package of critical military capabilities” will be sourced under NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) in partnership with other NATO allies.