Diplomatic Circles

Russian minister willing to meet Joly anywhere around the globe, but feds mum on offer

While Moscow has invited Canada to politically engage with Russia to 'understand' each other's position, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says President Vladimir Putin is 'very familiar' with Canada's position on Ukraine.

Russian Ambassador Oleg Stepanov (unpictured) says Canada has not responded to the offer for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, right, to have a meeting with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Flickr/Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 2, 2022

With the Liberal government proclaiming its assistance for Ukraine amid a Russian military buildup on its border, in pursuit of de-escalation and a diplomatic solution, questions remain over how willing Ottawa is to be an active part of that solution, as the federal government has been quiet in resp...

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