Russia responded harsh to the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister
The confrontation between the Canadian Foreign Ministry and the Russian representative broke out again
In a recent statement, Mélanie Joly, who has been the head of the Foreign Ministry since October 2021, said that regime change in Russia is indeed the goal of sanctions.
"We can see how much we are isolating the Russian regime right now: economically, politically and diplomatically... The goal is certainly to weaken Russia's ability to mount very sophisticated attacks against Ukraine," the foreign minister added.
"We’re able to see how much we’re isolating the Russian regime right now — because we need to do so economically, politically and diplomatically. The goal is definitely to do that, is to weaken Russia’s ability to launch very difficult attacks against Ukraine," she said.
And then she emphasized the most important thing: "I always make a difference between the regime and the people of a given country, which is fundamental."
Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov called Joly’s comments a Freudian slip of the tongue. "What she or other decision-makers in Ottawa don’t want to recognize is that the current Russian policy is supported by the ultimate majority of the nation,” he said in a statement.
Foreign office refuses to believe that the majority of the population supports Russian government.
Canada recently imposed another ban on economic activity with Russia. This time it included steel and aluminum.
President The Ukrainian Canadian Congress Oleksandra Khychiy welcomed Canada’s latest sanctions, calling it inexplicable for western companies to continue doing business with Russia.
Recent statements
Mélanie Joly recently claimed that Moscow's peace talks with China were prolonging military action in Ukraine and accused Moscow of sending a false message to Beijing.
"Make no mistake, the Russian regime is looking to buy time to resupply, recruit and re-attack," Joly said in the statement.
Russian Foreign Office summoned the chargé d'affaires of Canada the same day to deliver protest to the Canadian Foreign Minister's speech.
Note: Canada does not stop issuing visas and other documents to Russians. You can always have a consultation about any immigration issues.
