Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair, responding to a question about the possibility of sending more military aid to Ukraine, said that Ottawa "has spent the entire stockpile of supplies," referring to its ammunition reserves.

The "Globe and Mail" newspaper quoted the defense minister as saying: "We went ahead with that and spent the stockpile," adding that his country no longer has artillery shells or anti-aircraft missiles to send.

According to the minister, he recently agreed with his Ukrainian colleagues that Canada would purchase Ukrainian drones and transfer them to the Ukrainian armed forces.

He added that Canadian bureaucracy prevents Ottawa from supporting Ukraine.

He pointed out that the process of restoring the industrial base in Canada will take at least two years.

The newspaper wrote, quoting a military source, that Canadian generals want to continue helping Kyiv, but there are concerns that if vital equipment is transferred to it, its stock will never be replenished.

Meanwhile, the article's author, who visited Ukraine earlier in March, pointed out that, according to the Ukrainian army, they are much closer to defeat than Kyiv's allies believe.

Moscow has announced on multiple occasions that arms supplies to Ukraine contradict the possibilities of settlement and make NATO countries direct partners in the conflict, warning of the consequences of the policy adopted by Western countries regarding the Ukrainian crisis.

The Kremlin said that supplying Kyiv with weapons will not contribute to launching negotiations and will lead to prolonging the conflict and further destruction of Ukraine.