Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Makes Trip to Ukrainian Capital

Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Wayne Eyre makes his way to attend a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Feb. 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

WARSAW, Poland—The Department of National Defence says Canada’s top soldier has just wrapped up a visit to Ukraine’s capital.

A readout released by the department on Saturday says Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre received detailed briefings while he was in Kyiv from Ukrainian officials, including from his counterpart, commander−in−chief of the armed forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.