Canada will seek closer relations with Russia despite deep tensions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, new Liberal Foreign Minister Stephane Dion signalled on Thursday, marking a major policy shift.
Last October the Liberals defeated the Conservatives, who had cut most high-level ties with Moscow and slapped sanctions on Russian firms, officials and business executives in response to the actions of Russian-backed militants in Ukraine.
“If we don’t engage with Russia we don’t help Ukraine (and) we don’t help Canada’s interests,” Dion told a foreign policy forum. Canada and Russia both have competing interests in the Arctic, home to potentially vast reserves of …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
