Multinational Joint Commission
{{Short description|Military training mission to Ukraine}}
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.{{cite news |title=11th Multinational Joint Committee meeting: reforms and development prospects of the National Guard of Ukraine |url=http://ngu.gov.ua/en/news/11th-multinational-joint-committee-meeting-reforms-and-development-prospects-national-guard-ukraine |publisher=National Guard of Ukraine |date=31 May 2019}}
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.{{cite news |title=Canada allocates $5 million to train police officers, prepare military instructors for Ukraine's National Guard |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/war-against-ukraine/canada-allocates-5-million-to-train-police-officers-prepare-military-instructors-for-ukraines-national-guard-390437.html?cn-reloaded=1 |publisher=Kyiv Post |date=6 June 2015}}{{cite news |title=Harper pledges funds, equipment for Ukraine as fighting intensifies |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/harper-arrives-in-ukraine-amid-increased-fighting/article24834529/ |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc |date=6 June 2015}} 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.{{cite news |title=More Canadian police trainers wanted in Ukraine |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/more-canadian-police-trainers-wanted-in-ukraine-1.2704448 |publisher=CTV News |date=17 December 2015}} The MJC has increased its efforts under Operation Unifier.