Multinational Joint Commission

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The Multinational Joint Commission (MJC) is composed of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden, Poland, Lithuania and Denmark and aims to reform the military and police of Ukraine. [1]

History

The MJC was seeded by Stephen Harper when in June 2015 he offered $5 million to the Ukrainian state to retrain the National Guard of Ukraine. [2] [3] The MJC was granted by Harper the co-operation of the RCMP in order to create the National Police of Ukraine, which was established on 7 November 2015 and intends to hire 130,000 Ukrainians. [4] The MJC has increased its efforts under Operation Unifier. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "11th Multinational Joint Committee meeting: reforms and development prospects of the National Guard of Ukraine". National Guard of Ukraine. 31 May 2019.
  2. "Canada allocates $5 million to train police officers, prepare military instructors for Ukraine's National Guard". Kyiv Post. 6 June 2015.
  3. "Harper pledges funds, equipment for Ukraine as fighting intensifies". The Globe and Mail Inc. 6 June 2015.
  4. "More Canadian police trainers wanted in Ukraine". CTV News. 17 December 2015.