Canada Pledges More Than $25 Million for Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction

Canada yesterday signed an agreement with Russia to provide more than $25 million to aid Russian chemical weapons disposal efforts, according to the Montreal Gazette (see GSN, Nov. 19).

The funds will be used to build an 18-kilometer road to a Russian chemical weapons disposal facility currently under construction near the city of Shchuchye. The United Kingdom will manage the funds on Canada’s behalf, the Gazette reported. 

The Canadian-Russian agreement is part of Canada’s commitment to the Group of Eight’s $20-billion Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction (see GSN, Nov. 14). Under the partnership, Canada has agreed to provide $1 billion over 10 years for nonproliferation efforts (Michael Mainville, Montreal Gazette, Nov. 20).

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