Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 17th. Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov said on the 17th that due to Canada’s actions, normal bilateral relations between Russia and Canada “have long ceased to exist.”
According to the RIA Novosti report, when Stepanov was asked that day whether Russia-Canada relations had reached a low point, he said that "low point" is a relative concept. "In a general sense, there has long been no normal bilateral relations between the two countries." Canada should be responsible for the current situation.
In February this year, Stepanov also criticized Canada for being the first to undermine bilateral relations between Russia and Canada.He said that there is no longer any bilateral relationship in the traditional sense between the two countries, and even in the long run, there is no hope for the stability of the relationship between the two countries.
Since Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has provided military and other support to Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Russia many times.On June 16 this year, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a ban on the entry of 103 Canadians, saying that some Canadian politicians were harming Russia's rights and interests and damaging relations between the two countries.On September 10, Canadian Prime Minister Carney held a meeting with visiting Ukrainian President Zelensky. The two parties decided to cooperate to expand the production of military drones and announced a series of new agreements.(Li Mingrui)
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