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Relations between Russia and Canada lost any content in the form of economic, humanitarian or academic contacts and became “virtual,” said Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov.
Departments of Russian studies are closing down in Canadian universities.
“Universities have clearly been given an unspoken order to stop communicating with their partners. The political and academic dimension is completely frozen, “he said.” There are no economic contacts, no humanitarian, no cultural, no academic … Our relations are becoming politically virtual, “he said, accusing Justin. Trudeau's government.
According to Stepanov, Trudeau's cabinet completely destroyed bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and Canada and froze where it could not. He noted that due to sanctions, trade ended and all ties were terminated at all levels.
The diplomat described the situation as “sad” and expressed doubts that relations could worsen.
For “Poor propaganda” was also described by the statement of the Canadian Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan that the Kremlin is trying to “starve the world”. According to Stepan, the Canadian government knows who is responsible for the food crisis in the world.