Canada allows exporting prohibited weapons to Ukraine On December 13, the Government of Canada has officially added Ukraine to the list of countries that the Governor in Council deems appropriate to export certain prohibited firearms, prohibited weapons and prohibited devices, and their components or parts.As reported by Censor.NET citing Canada Gazette, the inclusion of Ukraine on the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) allows Canadian residents to apply for an export permit for these items to Ukraine. Applications for such export permits will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Government of Canada for consistency with Canada’s defence and foreign policies. Read more: US defense budget-2018 endorsed by President Trump authorizes lethal weapons deliveries to Ukraine, - embassyBy adding Ukraine to the AFCCL, the Canadian Government lifted the de facto embargo on the sale of weapons to Ukraine which existed for many years.The relevant order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.The Automatic Firearms Country Control List defines countries to which the domestic producers are authorized to export certain prohibited firearms, prohibited weapons and prohibited devices, and their components or parts. The list previously consisted of 39 countries including Botswana, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Colombia. Ukraine became the 40th state included in it. Read more: Lithuania to grant Ukraine weapons, ammunition worth 1.93 million eurosThis issue has long been lobbied by the Ukrainian authorities and Canada’s Ukrainian community. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry officials even paid an ad-hoc visit to Canada this year to inspect the capabilities of the countrys defense industry. However, Ukraine had no opportunity to purchase Canadian weapons until now.Ukraine’s inclusion in the list will also significantly enhance cooperation between the countries’ defense industries since not only weapons export to Ukraine but also the equipment for its production was previously banned.Источник: https://en.censor.net.ua/n3039217