Expelling diplomats will be met in kind, says Russian envoy

Canada has been reluctant to expel Russian diplomats in Ottawa, worrying the 'symbolic gesture' doesn't bring enough benefit compared to losing diplomats in Moscow.

Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov, who has been summoned by Global Affairs a number of times over Russian actions in Ukraine, remarks that the Canadian government blames Russia for everything. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 28, 2022

With calls to oust Russian diplomats in Ottawa, Moscow’s ambassador to Canada says that any diplomatic expulsion will be met in kind by expelling Canadian diplomats in Russia. Several European nations—Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Estonia, and Italy, among others—have chosen to remove Russ...

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