Canadian Troops Ordered to Stay Away as Foreign Fighters Flock to Ukraine

Canadian Troops Ordered to Stay Away as Foreign Fighters Flock to Ukraine
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand takes part in the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, March 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian Press
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Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been banned from joining the thousands of foreigners who have flocked to Ukraine in recent weeks to help fight Russia’s invasion.

Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen told the House of Commons defence committee on Wednesday that the order came from Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff and it applies to both full-time service members and part-time reservists.